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Generalise vs Generalize - What's the difference?

generalise | generalize | Alternative forms |

Generalize is a derived term of generalise.

Generalize is a alternative form of generalise.



As verbs the difference between generalise and generalize

is that generalise is standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling|lang=en|generalize while generalize is to speak in generalities, or in vague terms.

generalise

English

Verb

(generalis)
  • generalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * generalise (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
  • To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
  • * W. Nicholson
  • Copernicus generalized' the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton ' generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air.
  • To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
  • To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars.
  • * Coleridge
  • A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.

    Antonyms

    * specialize

    Derived terms

    * generalizable, generalisable * generalizability, generalisability * generalization, generalisation * generalizer, generaliser * generalist