overgeneralize vs generalize

overgeneralize and generalize both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of overgeneralize include extrapolate, generalise, infer.

overgeneralize (verb)	generalize (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