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publish vs publicize

publicize vs publish

publish and publicize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
publish No No Yes No
publicize No No Yes No
As verbs, publicize is a hypernym of publish; that is, publicize is a word with a broader meaning than publish:
  • publish: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
  • publicize: make public
Other hypernyms of publish include air, bare, publicise.
publish (verb) publicize (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 publicize

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