generalize vs speak

generalize and speak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
generalize	No	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of generalize; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than generalize:

Other hypernyms of generalize include mouth, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize.

generalize (verb)	speak (verb)
become systemic and spread throughout the body	express in speech
speak or write in generalities	exchange thoughts; talk with
draw from specific cases for more general cases	use language
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound