disseminate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from prefix dis- "in all directions" + seminare "to plant or propagate", from semen, seminis "seed."

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪ'semɪˌneɪt/

[edit] Verb

to disseminate (third-person singular simple present disseminates, present participle disseminating, simple past and past participle disseminated)

1. (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, and errors for growth and propagation, like seed

   The myth is disseminated throughout the southwest.

2. (intransitive) To become scattered.

[edit] Synonyms

• spread
• circulate
• propagate

[edit] Derived terms

• dissemination

[edit] Translations

[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

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

disseminate

1. Second-person plural present tense of disseminare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of disseminare.
3. Feminine plural of disseminato.