disseminated

[dih-sem-uh-ney-tid]

adjective

1. having been released, spread, or scattered widely; dispersed.

   The assessment questions have been made public to all examinees through a widely disseminated exam preparation manual.

   Symptoms of the disseminated infection can occur in the skin, nervous system, and musculoskeletal system, although they are typically intermittent.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of disseminate.

Other Word Forms

• undisseminated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disseminated¹

disseminate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Proud Boys only needed a handful of 20-year-olds with bandanas and Che Guevara shirts to create chaotic images for iPhone cameras that were disseminated on social media as “proof” that antifa was real.

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He has disseminated false claims that vaccines are dangerous or that they cause autism.

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Once they regained their master tapes, they licensed their catalog to reissue labels and kept a vigilant eye on how their recordings were disseminated in the marketplace.

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But it was reposted by multiple other accounts and disseminated further through “stitches” of individuals reacting to the post on TikTok and other platforms.

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The joint statement said Obeida "served as the public face of the Hamas terrorist organization" and "disseminated Hamas' propaganda".

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