disseminate

[ dih-sem-uh-neyt ]
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verb (used with object),dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing.
  1. to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.

Origin of disseminate

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin dissēminātus (past participle of dissēmināre; dis- dis-1 + sēmināre “to sow”), equivalent to dis- + sēmin- (stem of sēmen “seed”) + -ātus -ate1

Other words from disseminate

  • dis·sem·i·na·tion [dih-sem-uh-ney-shuhn], /dɪˌsɛm əˈneɪ ʃən/, noun
  • dis·sem·i·na·tive, adjective
  • dis·sem·i·na·tor, noun

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How to use disseminate in a sentence

  • With him painting was an instrument to disseminate the inventions of his poetic-satiric humour; it was a form of speech to him.

  • He had imbibed an opinion that it was his duty to disseminate the truths of the gospel among the unbelieving nations.

    Wieland; or The Transformation | Charles Brockden Brown
  • As they came to enjoy and disseminate their religion, they had no motive to irritate or disturb the aboriginal inhabitants.

  • The work of its ministers is not to discover and promulgate truths, but to invent and disseminate falsehoods.

    The Bible | John E. Remsburg
  • Now it is very unpleasant to find that your news is untrue, when you have been at great pains to disseminate it.

    Phineas Finn | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for disseminate

disseminate

/ (dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to distribute or scatter about; diffuse

Origin of disseminate

1
C17: from Latin dissēmināre, from dis- 1 + sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed

Derived forms of disseminate

  • dissemination, noun
  • disseminative, adjective
  • disseminator, noun

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