disseminate
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Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from dis- (“in all directions”) + seminare (“to plant or propagate”), from semen, seminis (“seed”).
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disseminate (third-person singular simple present disseminates, present participle disseminating, simple past and past participle disseminated)
- (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and propagation, such as seed
- (intransitive) To become scattered.
- The values of the American Revolution have disseminated throughout the world.
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transitive: to sow and scatter principles, etc. for propagation, like seed
intransitive: to become scattered
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[edit] External links
- disseminate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- disseminate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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disseminate
- second-person plural present indicative of disseminare
- second-person plural imperative of disseminare
- Feminine plural of disseminato
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dissēmināte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dissēminō
