disseminate

[ dih-sem-uh-neyt ]
/ dɪˈsɛm əˌneɪt /
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM disseminate

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

Words nearby disseminate

disseizee, disseizin, disselboom, dissemblance, dissemble, disseminate, disseminated, disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, disseminated lipogranulomatosis, disseminated lupus erythematosus

Words related to disseminate

publish, propagate, disperse, publicize, advertise, circulate, sow, blazon, promulgate, declare, broadcast, spread, blaze, annunciate, radiate, announce, proclaim, strew, diffuse, dissipate

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British Dictionary definitions for disseminate

disseminate
/ (dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) to distribute or scatter about; diffuse

Derived forms of disseminate

dissemination, noun disseminative, adjective disseminator, noun

Word Origin for disseminate

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