generalize vs disperse

disperse vs generalize

generalize and disperse both are verbs.

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

As verbs, disperse is a hypernym of generalize; that is, disperse is a word with a broader meaning than generalize:

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

Other hypernyms of generalize include broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread.

generalize (verb)	disperse (verb)
become systemic and spread throughout the body	cause to separate
speak or write in generalities	cause to become widely known
draw from specific cases for more general cases	distribute loosely
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use	separate (light) into spectral rays
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions

Difference between generalize and disperse

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