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publicize vs disperse

disperse vs publicize

publicize and disperse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
publicize No No Yes No
disperse No No Yes No
As verbs, disperse is a hyponym of publicize; that is, disperse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than publicize:
  • publicize: make public
  • disperse: cause to become widely known
publicize (verb) disperse (verb)
make public cause to separate
call attention to cause to become widely known
distribute loosely
separate (light) into spectral rays
move away from each other
to cause to separate and go in different directions
Difference between publicize and disperse

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