telecommunicate vs pass on

telecommunicate and pass on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telecommunicate	No	No	Yes	No
pass on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass on is a hypernym of telecommunicate; that is, pass on is a word with a broader meaning than telecommunicate:

telecommunicate: communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
pass on: transmit information

Other hypernyms of telecommunicate include communicate, pass, pass along, put across.

telecommunicate (verb)	pass on (verb)
communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail	transmit information
	cause to be distributed
	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	give to or transfer possession of
	place into the hands or custody of
	transmit (knowledge or skills)
	refer to another person for decision or judgment