disseminate [dih-sem -uh -neyt]
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See more synonyms for disseminate on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
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 forms dis·sem·i·na·tion , noun dis·sem·i·na·tive , adjective dis·sem·i·na·tor , noun un·dis·sem·i·nat·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for disseminated publish ,
propagate ,
disperse ,
publicize ,
advertise ,
circulate ,
sow ,
blazon ,
promulgate ,
declare ,
broadcast ,
spread ,
blaze ,
annunciate ,
radiate ,
announce ,
proclaim ,
strew ,
diffuse ,
dissipate Examples from the Web for disseminated Contemporary Examples of disseminated 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 of disseminated 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.
British Dictionary definitions for disseminated (tr) to distribute or scatter about; diffuse Show More
Derived Forms dissemination , noun disseminative , adjective disseminator , noun Word Origin for disseminate C17: from Latin dissēmināre, from dis- 1 + sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed
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Word Origin and History for disseminated 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.).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
disseminated [dĭ-sĕm′ ə-nā′tĭd]
Spread over a large area of a body, a tissue, or an organ. Show More
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