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publicize vs circulate

circulate vs publicize

publicize and circulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
publicize No No Yes No
circulate No No Yes No
As verbs, circulate is a hyponym of publicize; that is, circulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than publicize:
  • publicize: make public
  • circulate: cause to become widely known
publicize (verb) circulate (verb)
make public cause to become widely known
call attention to become widely known and passed on
move around freely from person to person or from place to place
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
cause to be distributed
cause to move in a circuit or system
Difference between publicize and circulate

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