Renting a car is especially tricky, as many car rental agencies set a minimum age requirement of 25. Policies often vary from state to state and even from rental agency branch to branch, making it essential to contact your branch of choice well in advance of your trip. The legal age of majority in every state is 18.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: generalize (Verb). To speak in generalities, or in vague terms. generalize (Verb). To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles. generalize (Verb). To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
(edit : all of these given are actually stereotypes, generalizations will normally use the term often and do not apply to all members of a group) All parents are mean and unfair. While some kids might call their parents mean and unfair, other kids might say that their parents are fun, nice, fair, etc. School is fun and easy. This is also a generalization because for some people school is boring and hard. A generalization is when a judgment or statement is made about an entire group of people.