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Definition of overgeneralize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overgeneralize

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnərəˌlaɪz//

, NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪz//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overgeneralize

he / she / it overgeneralizes

past simple overgeneralized

-ing form overgeneralizing

to make a statement that is not accurate because it is too general

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overgeneralization

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˌdʒɛnərələˈzeɪʃn//

, NAmE//ˌoʊvərˌdʒɛnrələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See overgeneralize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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