generalize in WordNet English dictionary

1. draw from specific cases for more general cases
   generalize  generalise  extrapolate  infer 
   
2. become systemic and spread throughout the body
   "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
   generalize  generalise 
   
3. speak or write in generalities
   generalize  generalise 
   
4. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
   "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
   popularize  popularise  vulgarize  vulgarise  generalize  generalise