VERB
推广；普及；扩大…的运用
If you generalize something such as an idea, you apply it more widely than its original context, as if it was true in many other situations.
例句
A child first labels the household pet cat as a 'cat' and then generalises this label to other animals that look like it.
孩子会先把家中的宠物猫称为“猫”，然后将其他像猫的动物都称为“猫”。