generalize vs distribute

generalize and distribute both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of generalize include spread.

As verbs, distribute is a hypernym of generalize; that is, distribute 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
distribute: cause to become widely known

generalize (verb)	distribute (verb)
become systemic and spread throughout the body	cause to become widely known
speak or write in generalities	to arrange in a systematic order
draw from specific cases for more general cases	distribute or disperse widely
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use	cause to be distributed
	administer or bestow, as in small portions
	give to several people
	release
	be mathematically distributive
	be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
	spread throughout a given area