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ballyhoo vs publicise

publicise vs ballyhoo

ballyhoo is a noun but publicise is not a noun.

ballyhoo and publicise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ballyhoo Yes No Yes No
publicise No No Yes No
As verbs, publicise is a hypernym of ballyhoo; that is, publicise is a word with a broader meaning than ballyhoo:
  • ballyhoo: advertize noisily or blatantly
  • publicise: call attention to
Other hypernyms of ballyhoo include advertise, advertize, publicize.
ballyhoo (noun) publicise (noun)
blatant or sensational promotion
ballyhoo (verb) publicise (verb)
advertize noisily or blatantly make public
call attention to
Difference between ballyhoo and publicise

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