| verb | speak or write in generalities |
| verb | draw from specific cases for more general cases |
| verb | 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” |
| verb | become systemic and spread throughout the body “this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system” |
| generalization | noun | an idea or conclusion having general application |
| generalisation | noun | an idea or conclusion having general application |
| extrapolation | noun | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations |
| inference | noun | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation |
| popularization | noun | the act of making something attractive to the general public |
| popularizer | noun | someone who makes attractive to the general public |
| popularisation | noun | the act of making something attractive to the general public |
| populariser | noun | someone who makes attractive to the general public |
| vulgar | adjective | of or associated with the great masses of people |
| vulgarization | noun | the act of making something attractive to the general public |
| vulgarizer | noun | someone who makes attractive to the general public |
| vulgarisation | noun | the act of making something attractive to the general public |
| vulgariser | noun | someone who makes attractive to the general public |