Disseminate Definition
dĭ-sĕmə-nāt
disseminated, disseminates, disseminating
verb
disseminated, disseminates, disseminating
To scatter far and wide; spread abroad, as if sowing; promulgate widely.
Webster's New World
To spread abroad; promulgate.
Disseminate news.
American Heritage
To become diffused; spread.
American Heritage
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Origin of Disseminate
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An adaptation of Latin dissēmināt-, the perfect passive participial stem of dissēminō (“I broadcast”, “I disseminate”), from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēminō (“I plant”, “I sow”), from sēmen (“seed”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin dissēmināre dissēmināt- dis- dis- sēmināre to sow (from sēmen sēmin- seed sē- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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