disseminate
1Disseminate — Dis*sem i*nate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Disseminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseminating}.] [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis + seminare to sow, semen seed. See {Seminary}.] 1. to spread around widely; to sow broadcast or… …
2disseminate — UK US /dɪˈsemɪneɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ► to spread or give out news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people: »There is no clear legal responsibility for businesses to disseminate usable information about their business.… …
3disseminate — (v.) c.1600, from L. disseminatus, pp. of disseminare to spread abroad, disseminate, from dis in every direction (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + seminare to plant, propagate, from semen (gen. seminis) seed (see SEMEN (Cf …
4disseminate — [di sem′ə nāt΄] vt. disseminated, disseminating [< L disseminatus, pp. of disseminare, lit., to scatter seed, hence disseminate < dis , apart + seminare, to sow < semen, SEED] to scatter far and wide; spread abroad, as if sowing;… …
5disseminate — I verb announce, annunciate, apprise, broadcast, bruit, carry a report, circulate, communicate, convey, deal out, diffuse, dispatch news, dispense, dispergere, disperse, disseminare, distribute, impart, inform, issue, make public, notify,… …
6disseminate — *spread, circulate, diffuse, propagate, radiate Analogous words: *scatter, disperse: *distribute, dispense, divide: *share, participate …
7disseminate — [v] distribute, scatter advertise, announce, annunciate, blaze, blazon, broadcast, circulate, declare, diffuse, disject, disperse, dissipate, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, publish, radiate, sow, spread, strew; concepts… …
8disseminate — ► VERB ▪ spread widely. DERIVATIVES dissemination noun disseminator noun. ORIGIN Latin disseminare scatter , from semen seed …
9disseminate — [[t]dɪse̱mɪneɪt[/t]] disseminates, disseminating, disseminated VERB To disseminate information or knowledge means to distribute it so that it reaches many people or organizations. [FORMAL] [V n] It took years to disseminate information about Aids …
10disseminate — UK [dɪˈsemɪneɪt] / US [dɪˈsemɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms disseminate : present tense I/you/we/they disseminate he/she/it disseminates present participle disseminating past tense disseminated past participle disseminated formal to make… …
