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dis·sem·i·nate
(dĭ-sĕm′ə-nāt′)v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates
v.tr.
1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
2. To spread abroad; promulgate: disseminate news.
v.intr.
To become diffused; spread.
[Latin dissēmināre, dissēmināt- : dis-, dis- + sēmināre, to sow (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see sē- in Indo-European roots).]
dis·sem′i·na′tion n.
dis·sem′i·na′tor n.
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disseminate
(dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt)vb
(tr) to distribute or scatter about; diffuse
[C17: from Latin dissēmināre, from dis-1 + sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed]
disˌsemiˈnation n
disˈseminative adj
disˈsemiˌnator n
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dis•sem•i•nate
(dɪˈsɛm əˌneɪt)v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to scatter or spread widely, as if sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse.
[1595–1605; < Latin dissēminātus, past participle of dissēmināre=dis- dis-1 + sēmināre to sow, derivative of sēmen seed]
dis•sem`i•na′tion, n.
dis•sem′i•na`tive, adj.
dis•sem′i•na`tor, n.
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disseminate
Past participle: disseminated
Gerund: disseminating
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| Verb | 1. | disseminate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, propagate, disperse, distribute podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" |
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disseminate
verb spread, publish, broadcast, distribute, scatter, proclaim, circulate, sow, disperse, diffuse, publicize, dissipate, propagate, promulgate It took years to disseminate information about Aids.
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disseminate
verb1. To extend over a wide area:
2. To pass (something) out:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disseminate
[dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt] vt [+ information, facts] → disséminer, propager; [+ knowledge] → diffuserCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disseminate
vt → verbreiten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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disseminate
vi diseminarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.