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publish vs publicise

publicise vs publish

publish and publicise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
publish No No Yes No
publicise No No Yes No
As verbs, publicise is a hypernym of publish; that is, publicise is a word with a broader meaning than publish:
  • publish: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
  • publicise: make public
Other hypernyms of publish include air, bare, publicize.
publish (verb) publicise (verb)
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale make public
have (one's work) issued for publication call attention to
put into print
Difference between publish and publicise

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