publicize vs distribute

publicize and distribute both are verbs.

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

As verbs, distribute is a hyponym of publicize; that is, distribute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than publicize:

publicize (verb)	distribute (verb)
make public	cause to become widely known
call attention to	to arrange in a systematic order
	distribute or disperse widely
	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