- disseminate
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Disseminate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disseminate — 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.… … Financial and business terms
disseminate — (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 … Etymology dictionary
disseminate — [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;… … English World dictionary
disseminate — 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,… … Law dictionary
disseminate — *spread, circulate, diffuse, propagate, radiate Analogous words: *scatter, disperse: *distribute, dispense, divide: *share, participate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disseminate — [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… … New thesaurus
disseminate — ► VERB ▪ spread widely. DERIVATIVES dissemination noun disseminator noun. ORIGIN Latin disseminare scatter , from semen seed … English terms dictionary
disseminate — [[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 … English dictionary
disseminate — 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… … English dictionary
disseminate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from dis + seminare to sow, from semin , semen seed more at semen Date: 1566 1. to spread abroad as though sowing seed < disseminate ideas > 2. to … New Collegiate Dictionary
