disseminate

[dih-sem-uh-neyt]

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verb (used with object), dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing.

to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.

Origin of disseminate

1595–1605; < Latin dissēminātus (past participle of dissēmināre; dis- dis-¹ + sēmināre to sow), equivalent to dis- + sēmin- (stem of sēmen seed) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsdis·sem·i·na·tion, noundis·sem·i·na·tive, adjectivedis·sem·i·na·tor, nounun·dis·sem·i·nat·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for disseminated

Contemporary Examples

And data collected and disseminated by the government is hugely important.
Washington Drama Makes October a Confusing Month for Investors
William O’Connor
October 1, 2013
Flight allowed mankind a new perspective on itself, which aerial photography eventually captured and disseminated.
‘One Relishes the Pain’: Julian Barnes’ Memoir of Grief
Adam Begley
September 25, 2013
Zelikow recorded his opposition to this view in his own memo, which he disseminated widely within the Bush administration.
A Turning Point in the Torture Debate
Scott Horton
May 14, 2009
But the larger, much thornier, issue involves the reporters who disseminated those statements.
Pointing a Finger at the Press
Jim McCarthy
October 8, 2008
Now the SEC wants to know who gave out negative information about Bear and how it was disseminated.
Pointing a Finger at the Press
Jim McCarthy
October 8, 2008

Historical Examples

Before noon on that day the news had been disseminated through the house.
Is He Popenjoy?
Anthony Trollope
Have you not disseminated statements that my name is stolen?
The False Chevalier
William Douw Lighthall
Educators and scientists have alike agreed that this knowledge ought to be disseminated.
The Kitchen Encyclopedia
Anonymous
All this was mixed, broken, floating, disseminated confusedly in her thought.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Victor Hugo
In fact, they are disseminated throughout the slave dealing East.
Great African Travellers
W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for disseminated

disseminate

verb

(tr) to distribute or scatter about; diffuse

Derived Formsdissemination, noundisseminative, adjectivedisseminator, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for disseminated

disseminate

v.

c.1600, from Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare "to spread abroad, disseminate," from dis- "in every direction" (see dis-) + seminare "to plant, propagate," from semen (genitive seminis) "seed" (see semen). Related: Disseminated; disseminates; disseminating. Middle English had dissemen "to scatter" (early 15c.).

disseminated in Medicine

disseminated

(dĭ-sĕm′ə-nā′tĭd)

adj.

Spread over a large area of a body, a tissue, or an organ.

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Examples from the Web for disseminated

Contemporary Examples

And data collected and disseminated by the government is hugely important.

Flight allowed mankind a new perspective on itself, which aerial photography eventually captured and disseminated.

Zelikow recorded his opposition to this view in his own memo, which he disseminated widely within the Bush administration.

But the larger, much thornier, issue involves the reporters who disseminated those statements.

Now the SEC wants to know who gave out negative information about Bear and how it was disseminated.

Historical Examples

Before noon on that day the news had been disseminated through the house.

Have you not disseminated statements that my name is stolen?

Educators and scientists have alike agreed that this knowledge ought to be disseminated.

All this was mixed, broken, floating, disseminated confusedly in her thought.

In fact, they are disseminated throughout the slave dealing East.

disseminate

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for disseminated

disseminate

v.

disseminated

Origin of disseminate