English Explanatory Dictionary

disseminate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
  2. To become widespread.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/ /dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/ En-uk-disseminate.ogg /dɪˈsemɪˌnæɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-disseminate.wav

Word forms

disseminate disseminates disseminating disseminated

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

spread circulate propagate

Related words

dissemination semen

Derived words

autodisseminate disseminatable disseminative disseminator disseminatory redisseminate
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