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disseminate

[ dih-sem-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

disseminated, disseminating.
  1. to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse:

    to disseminate information about preventive medicine.



disseminate

/ ɪˈɛɪˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. tr to distribute or scatter about; diffuse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈ𳾾ˌԲٴǰ, noun
  • 徱ˈ𳾾Բپ, adjective
  • 徱ˌ𳾾ˈԲپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱···Բ·پDz [dih-sem-, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • 徱···Բ·پ adjective
  • 徱···Բ·ٴǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disseminate1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin 徱ŧٳܲ (past participle of disŧ; dis- dis- 1 + ŧ “t sow”), equivalent to dis- + ŧ- (stem of ŧ “seed”) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disseminate1

C17: from Latin disŧ, from dis- 1+ ŧ to sow, from ŧ seed
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Example Sentences

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In the wake of President Trump’s vows to crackdown on illegal immigration, community groups have been setting up tip lines across California to help track and disseminate information about ICE activity.

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“If a city in a country wants to promote its tourism, its culture, that’s a very different thing from a paid advertisement that disseminates discriminatory messages,” she said.

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"I think it's really dangerous, because consciously or unconsciously he is disseminating Russian narratives".

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Cuts already have decimated the department’s ability to fund, evaluate and disseminate research.

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Far-right influencers and talking heads quickly learned to prey on pliant minds, disseminating untruths via short-form video content that users would see as factual.

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doesdisseminate mean?

To disseminate is to distribute, spread, broadcast, or disperse widely.

The act or process of disseminating is dissemination.

The word is especially used in reference to the distribution of information, or things that contain information, like files and documents.

It is also associated with the official release of such information by organizations, such as a company that disseminates a press release or a government agency that disseminates information to the public.

Example: Our chief media officer is responsible for disseminating press releases to various outlets.

Where doesdisseminate come from?

The first records of the word disseminate come from around 1600. It comes from the Latin verb disŧ, from ŧ, “t sow,” from ŧ, “s.”

Sometimes, disseminating information is like scattering seeds in a field, with the goal being to spread it far and wide to the largest number of people possible—like when someone sends out a company-wide email. Other times, disseminating information may involve sending it to a more select set of recipients, such as a press release that’s only provided to certain journalists or news organizations. Sometimes, it happens in a much less organized way, such as on the internet, where the dissemination of information (and misinformation) is rapid and often unpredictable.

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How isdisseminate used in real life?

Disseminate is most commonly used in discussion of the purposeful spread of information.

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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of disseminate?

A. disperse
B. spread
C. circulate
D. conceal

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