Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Generification · Ge·ner·i·fi·ca·tion · IPA /d͡ʒəˌnɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 01 n. The act or process of generalizing. 1. The act or process of generalizing. “Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification.” — Sir W. Hamilton.