tell vs publicise

tell and publicise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell	No	No	Yes	No
publicise	No	No	Yes	No

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

tell (verb)	publicise (verb)
discern or comprehend	make public
mark as different	call attention to
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence