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Publicity vs Publicize - What's the difference?

publicity | publicize |

As a noun publicity

is advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.

As a verb publicize is

(american spelling).

publicity

English

(wikipedia publicity)

Noun

(-)
  • Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.
  • Public interest attracted in this way.
  • The condition of being the object of public attention.

    • Derived terms

    * publicity hound * publicity stunt

    Related terms

    * public * publicist * publicness

    publicize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * publicise (Commonwealth )

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (American spelling)