polarise vs disunite

polarise and disunite both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
polarise	No	No	Yes	No
disunite	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, disunite is a hypernym of polarise; that is, disunite is a word with a broader meaning than polarise:

polarise: cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
disunite: force, take, or pull apart

Other hypernyms of polarise include divide, part, separate.

polarise (verb)	disunite (verb)
become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation	force, take, or pull apart
cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions	part; cease or break association with
cause to vibrate in a definite pattern