disseminate
To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth…To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
» If you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
verbreiten, verteilen, aussäen
рассе́иватьrasséivatʹ, распространя́тьrasprostranjátʹ
(intransitive)To become widespread.
The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world.
verbreiten, verteilen, ausstreuen
рассе́иватьсяrasséivatʹsja, распространя́тьсяrasprostranjátʹsja
cause to become widely known
Examples
9 sentencesIf you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile.
This publication disseminates important information regarding the state of this country's politics.
That organization disseminates a lot of information, none of which can be trusted.
The military intelligence service gathers, analyzes, and disseminates information critical to national security.
The propagandistic radio station disseminated lies and half-truths about how great America was.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin dissēminātus, the perfect passive participle of dissēminō (“to broadcaBorrowed from Latin dissēminātus, the perfect passive participle of dissēminō (“to broadcast, disseminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from dis- (“asunder, in all directions”) + sēminō (“to plant, sow”), from sēmen (“seed”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English disseminat(e) (“disseminated”).
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Forms
disseminates, disseminating, disseminated, disseminated| Base form | disseminate · to disseminate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disseminates |
| Present participle | disseminating |
| Past simple | disseminated |
| Past participle | disseminated |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- cause to become widely known:circulatecircularizecircularisedistributepropagatebroadcastspreaddiffuse
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle