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overgeneralise vs generalise

generalise vs overgeneralise

overgeneralise and generalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overgeneralise No No Yes No
generalise No No Yes No
As verbs, generalise is a hypernym of overgeneralise; that is, generalise is a word with a broader meaning than overgeneralise:
  • overgeneralise: draw too general a conclusion
  • generalise: draw from specific cases for more general cases
Other hypernyms of overgeneralise include extrapolate, generalize, infer.
overgeneralise (verb) generalise (verb)
draw too general a conclusion become systemic and spread throughout the body
speak or write in generalities
draw from specific cases for more general cases
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
Difference between overgeneralise and generalise

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