overgeneralise

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ generalise.

Verb

overgeneralise (third-person singular simple present overgeneralises, present participle overgeneralising, simple past and past participle overgeneralised)

  1. Alternative spelling of overgeneralize.
    • 2015 January 8, Leo Carton Mollica, “Explanation and nowness: an objection to the A-Theory”, in Philosophical Studies, →DOI:
      One possible worry about the main argument of this paper is that it overgeneralises.
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