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      overgeneralise
      verb
      draw too general a conclusion
      Roots
      oferover- · Old English · excessivelygenusgener- · Latin · kind, classalis-al · Latin · pertaining toizein-ise · Greek · to make
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      Where does overgeneralise come from?

      The word overgeneralise breaks down into 4 roots of Old English, Latin, and Greek origin: over-, from Old English ofer (“excessively”); gener, from Latin genus (“kind, class”); -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”); and -ise, from Greek izein (“to make”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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