speak vs smatter

speak and smatter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speak	No	No	Yes	No
smatter	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of speak include run on, slang.

speak (verb)	smatter (verb)
express in speech	speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
exchange thoughts; talk with	to talk foolishly
use language	work with in an amateurish manner
give a speech to
make a characteristic or natural sound