- (v.t.) To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule.
- (v.i.) To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
- (v.t.) To derive or deduce (a general conception or a general principle) from particulars.
- (v.t.) To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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