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disseminate vs generalise

generalise vs disseminate

disseminate and generalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disseminate No No Yes No
generalise No No Yes No
As verbs, generalise is a hyponym of disseminate; that is, generalise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disseminate:
  • disseminate: 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 disseminate include podcast, sow, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, carry, run.
disseminate (verb) generalise (verb)
cause to become widely known become systemic and spread throughout the body
speak or write in generalities
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
Difference between disseminate and generalise

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