generalizar

v.

1 to spread, to make widespread.

2 to generalize.

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generalizar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to generalize

2 (extender) to spread, popularize

■ la televisión ha generalizado ciertas costumbres television has popularized certain habits

► verbo pronominal generalizarse

1 to spread, become widespread, become common

■ el uso de cascos se ha generalizado últimamente the use of helmets has recently become widespread

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1.

VT (=extender) [+ práctica] to make (more) widespread; [+ conflicto] to widen, spread

el uso ha generalizado una pronunciación distinta — a different pronunciation has become widespread through use

quieren generalizar la situación de Madrid a toda España — they want to apply the situation of Madrid to the whole of Spain

2.

VI (=hacer generalizaciones) to generalize

no se puede generalizar — you can't generalize

3.

See:

generalizarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo to generalize, make generalizations

2.

generalizar vt to spread

3.

generalizarse v pron to spread

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= generalise [generalize, -USA].

Ex. Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.

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1.

verbo intransitivo to generalize, make generalizations

2.

generalizar vt to spread

3.

generalizarse v pron to spread

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= generalise [generalize, -USA].

Ex: Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.

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generalizar [A4 ]

vi

to generalize, make generalizations

■ generalizar

vt

to spread

una campaña para generalizar esta práctica a campaign to spread o encourage this practice

■ generalizarse

v pron

to spread

se generalizaron las protestas the protests spread

se ha generalizado entre los jóvenes it has become widespread among young people

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generalizar (conjugate generalizar) verbo intransitivo
to generalize, make generalizations
generalizarse verbo pronominal
to spread
generalizar verbo transitivo
1 to generalize: no todos son así, no se puede generalizar, not all of them are like that, you can't generalize
2 (extender, propagar) to spread
'generalizar' also found in these entries:
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generalize

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generalizar

♦ vt

to spread, to make widespread

♦ vi

to generalize;

no generalices don't generalize, don't make generalizations

♦ See also the pronominal verb generalizarse

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generalizar

I v/t spread

II v/i generalize

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generalizar {21} vi

: to generalize

generalizar vt

: to spread, to spread out

♦ See also the reflexive verb generalizarse

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generalizar vb to generalize