disseminate
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disseminate
- /dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/ Canada, US, UK
- /dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/ Canada, US, UK
- /dɪˈsemɪˌnæɪt/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed 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”).
verb disseminates · disseminating · disseminated
- To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- To become widespread. The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world.
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Closest in meaning: propagate, diffuse, spread, disperse, broadcast, circulate, circularize, distribute, circularise, pass around, spreading, diffused, diffusion, propagation, scattered, scatter
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verb transitive: to sow and scatter principles, etc. for propagation, like seed
| Español | diseminar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뿌리다 ppurida, 퍼뜨리다 peotteurida |
| 日本語 | 蒔く maku, 広める hiromeru |
| 中文 | 散播 sànbō, 傳播 /传播 chuánbō |
| Português | disseminar |
| Français | disséminer |
| Deutsch | verbreiten, verteilen, aussäen, veröffentlichen, ausbreiten, disseminieren |
| Русский | рассе́ивать rasséivatʹ, распространя́ть rasprostranjátʹ |
verb intransitive: to become scattered
| 한국어 | 퍼지다 peojida |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 広まる hiromaru |
| Deutsch | verbreiten, verteilen, ausstreuen, ausbreiten, verstreuen |
| Русский | рассе́иваться rasséivatʹsja, распространя́ться rasprostranjátʹsja |
Talk about this word "disseminate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disseminate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. disseminate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disseminate "disseminate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disseminate.Cite this
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title = {disseminate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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