generalises
Draws sweeping conclusions
Generalises is the British spelling of generalizes.
To generalise is to form broad conclusions from specific cases: It's risky to generalise from a single study.
It also means to make something more widely applicable or to speak in vague terms rather than specifics: He tends to generalise when pressed for details.
Extend known data outward
reason · derive · surmise · gather · determine · interpret · assume · presume
Remove unnecessary elements
- distillPurify through vaporization
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- condenseMake more compact
- boil downReduce to essentials
pare down · summarize · abstract · consolidate · compress · truncate · abbreviate · strip down
Arrange by shared traits
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- groupAssembled collection of things
- subsumeAbsorb into broader category
- encompassInclude within bounds
unify · standardize · codify · systematize · organize · sort · bracket · typify
Condensed version of text
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- essenceFundamental nature of something
paradigm · universal · overarching · broad · encompassing · all-encompassing · holistic · comprehensive
Propose a tentative explanation
- speculateGuess based on incomplete evidence
- theorizeForm explanatory suppositions
- philosophizeThink about existence abstractly
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
ideate · formulate · conjecture · suppose · propose · posit · model · schematize
extrapolate
Extend known data outward
conclude · reason · derive · surmise · gather · determine · interpret · assume · presume · judge
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
boil down · pare down · summarize · abstract · consolidate · compress · truncate · abbreviate · strip down · economize
classify
Arrange by shared traits
- categorizeAssign to distinct groups
- groupAssembled collection of things
- subsumeAbsorb into broader category
encompass · unify · standardize · codify · systematize · organize · sort · bracket · typify · stereotype
abstract
Condensed version of text
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
essence · paradigm · universal · overarching · broad · encompassing · all-encompassing · holistic · comprehensive · blanket
hypothesize
Propose a tentative explanation
- speculateGuess based on incomplete evidence
- theorizeForm explanatory suppositions
- philosophizeThink about existence abstractly
conceptualize · ideate · formulate · conjecture · suppose · propose · posit · model · schematize · frame
generalisesparticularises
Makes individually distinct
specifies · individualises · singles out · distinguishes · pinpoints
generaliseselaborates
Adds detail and complexity
details · specifies · explicates · unpacks · substantiates
generalise, generalised, generalising, generalisations, generalisation