adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
CMU ARPABET:JH EH1 N ER0 AH0 L AY2 Z D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:JH EH1 N R AH0 L AY2 Z D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Made more general, less specialized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The generalized formula applies to all cases, the specialized one only works on simple problems.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Spread throughout or affecting the entire body or body part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of generalize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generalised
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
xeneralizáu
— made more general, less specialized
Belarusian:
абагу́льнены
(abahúlʹnjeny)
— made more general, less specialized
Czech:
zobecněný
— made more general, less specialized
Danish:
generaliseret
— made more general, less specialized
Dutch:
veralgemeend
— made more general, less specialized
Finnish:
yleisluonteinen
— made more general, less specialized
Finnish:
yleinen
— made more general, less specialized
French:
généralisé
— made more general, less specialized
Galician:
xeneralizado
— made more general, less specialized
German:
verallgemeinert
— made more general, less specialized
Hungarian:
általánosított
— made more general, less specialized
Italian:
generalizzato
— made more general, less specialized
Kazakh:
жалпылама
(jalpylama)
— made more general, less specialized
Lithuanian:
apibendrintas
— made more general, less specialized
Polish:
uogólniony
— made more general, less specialized
Russian:
обобщённый
(obobščónnyj)
— made more general, less specialized
Swedish:
generaliserad
— made more general, less specialized
Ukrainian:
узага́льнений
(uzahálʹnenyj)
— made more general, less specialized
