disseminated

American

[dih-sem-uh-ney-tid] / dɪˈsɛm əˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective

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

the simple past tense and past participle of disseminate.

Other Word Forms

undisseminated

adjective

Etymology

Origin of disseminated

disseminate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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According to his death certificate, Busch died from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

And conservative media outlets, such as Fox News, have disseminated them to millions of viewers.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The unprecedented quantity and detail of battlefield data requires changes to how intelligence is collected, analyzed and disseminated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Secondly, untrue facts are being disseminated on the basis of a one-sided account," it continued.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

From the end of the seventeenth century, through sermons and lectures, through popular textbooks and dramatic dialogues, the new science was disseminated to a wider audience than ever before.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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