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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

Imperative
disseminate
disseminate
Present
I disseminate
you disseminate
he/she/it disseminates
we disseminate
you disseminate
they disseminate
Preterite
I disseminated
you disseminated
he/she/it disseminated
we disseminated
you disseminated
they disseminated
Present Continuous
I am disseminating
you are disseminating
he/she/it is disseminating
we are disseminating
you are disseminating
they are disseminating
Present Perfect
I have disseminated
you have disseminated
he/she/it has disseminated
we have disseminated
you have disseminated
they have disseminated
Past Continuous
I was disseminating
you were disseminating
he/she/it was disseminating
we were disseminating
you were disseminating
they were disseminating
Past Perfect
I had disseminated
you had disseminated
he/she/it had disseminated
we had disseminated
you had disseminated
they had disseminated
Future
I will disseminate
you will disseminate
he/she/it will disseminate
we will disseminate
you will disseminate
they will disseminate
Future Perfect
I will have disseminated
you will have disseminated
he/she/it will have disseminated
we will have disseminated
you will have disseminated
they will have disseminated
Future Continuous
I will be disseminating
you will be disseminating
he/she/it will be disseminating
we will be disseminating
you will be disseminating
they will be disseminating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disseminating
you have been disseminating
he/she/it has been disseminating
we have been disseminating
you have been disseminating
they have been disseminating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disseminating
you will have been disseminating
he/she/it will have been disseminating
we will have been disseminating
you will have been disseminating
they will have been disseminating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disseminating
you had been disseminating
he/she/it had been disseminating
we had been disseminating
you had been disseminating
they had been disseminating
Conditional
I would disseminate
you would disseminate
he/she/it would disseminate
we would disseminate
you would disseminate
they would disseminate
Past Conditional
I would have disseminated
you would have disseminated
he/she/it would have disseminated
we would have disseminated
you would have disseminated
they would have disseminated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.disseminate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
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"
carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
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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

verb
1. To extend over a wide area:
2. To pass (something) out:
3. To make (information) generally known:
Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.
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Translations

disseminate

[dɪˈsemɪneɪt] VT [+ information] → divulgar, difundir
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disseminate

[dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt] vt [+ information, facts] → disséminer, propager; [+ knowledge] → diffuser
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disseminate

vtverbreiten
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disseminate

[dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt] vt (information) → diffondere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disseminate

vi diseminarse
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References in classic literature ?
As the missletoe is disseminated by birds, its existence depends on birds; and it may metaphorically be said to struggle with other fruit-bearing plants, in order to tempt birds to devour and thus disseminate its seeds rather than those of other plants.
This independence of the judges is equally requisite to guard the Constitution and the rights of individuals from the effects of those ill humors, which the arts of designing men, or the influence of particular conjunctures, sometimes disseminate among the people themselves, and which, though they speedily give place to better information, and more deliberate reflection, have a tendency, in the meantime, to occasion dangerous innovations in the government, and serious oppressions of the minor party in the community.
Whatever the defects of American universities may be, they disseminate no prejudices; rear no bigots; dig up the buried ashes of no old superstitions; never interpose between the people and their improvement; exclude no man because of his religious opinions; above all, in their whole course of study and instruction, recognise a world, and a broad one too, lying beyond the college walls.
Another of the popular fictions of Coketown, which some pains had been taken to disseminate - and which some people really believed.
Staff, volunteers and directors were questioned on the following four areas: a) SAN mission, vision, goals and objectives and their compatibility to CIS' objectives; b) Methods and ability to reach medically underserved South Asians to disseminate cancer information in a culturally appropriate ways (Newsletter, website, outreach at social and cultural events); c) Willingness to work with CIS to improve SAN's capacity to implement, evaluate and sustain educational efforts and provide cultural competency training to partners; d) Long term commitment to improve the community's knowledge of their cancer risk and ways to reduce the burden of cancer; and e) Ability to participate in the development of a sustainable cancer control agenda for South Asian communities in Los Angeles.
* Second, designing a technological infrastructure that collects and disseminates data results from (a) the best practices from schools ranked in the higher percentile (state and national) with successful testing outcomes in English, mathematics, reading, and science and (b) the lessons learned from the worst practices in teaching--particularly in urban settings where there are the lowest testing scores;
In 1980, Congress passed the Paperwork Reduction Act, which directed agencies to cut costs wherever possible by using advanced electronic technology to collect, maintain, and disseminate information.
'The accused then threatened the victim by stating that she would disseminate the obscene photos,' deputy public prosecutor Esther Tang reportedly said.
And did we not, as is our obligation, truthfully and accurately report on, and even disseminate in full, his ever-changing Mamasapano narratives?
Counselors can also disseminate information to others through Web pages linked to their school's Web site.
Agencies can disseminate information to minimize the risk of identity theft through their Internet sites, local media, or community policing initiatives, such as Neighborhood Watch meetings and community liaisons.