circularize vs publicise

circularize and publicise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circularize	No	No	Yes	No
publicise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, publicise is a hypernym of circularize; that is, publicise is a word with a broader meaning than circularize:

Other hypernyms of circularize include air, bare, publicize.

circularize (verb)	publicise (verb)
make circular	make public
cause to become widely known	call attention to
distribute circulars to
canvass by distributing letters
canvass by using a questionnaire