diffuse vs generalize

diffuse is an adjective but generalize is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diffuse	No	Yes	Yes	No
generalize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, generalize is a hyponym of diffuse; that is, generalize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diffuse:

diffuse: cause to become widely known
generalize: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

Other hyponyms of diffuse include podcast, sow, generalise, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, carry, run.

diffuse (adjective)	generalize (adjective)
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
spread out; not concentrated in one place
lacking conciseness

diffuse (verb)	generalize (verb)
cause to become widely known	become systemic and spread throughout the body
spread or diffuse through	speak or write in generalities
move outward	draw from specific cases for more general cases
	cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use