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disperse vs generalise

generalise vs disperse

disperse and generalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disperse No No Yes No
generalise No No Yes No
As verbs, generalise is a hyponym of disperse; that is, generalise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disperse:
  • disperse: cause to become widely known
  • generalise: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
Other hyponyms of disperse include podcast, sow, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, carry, run.
disperse (verb) generalise (verb)
cause to separate become systemic and spread throughout the body
cause to become widely known speak or write in generalities
distribute loosely draw from specific cases for more general cases
separate (light) into spectral rays cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
move away from each other
to cause to separate and go in different directions
Difference between disperse and generalise

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