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disseminate
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dis·sem·i·nate  (d-sm-nt)
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 information.
v.intr.
To become diffused; spread.

[Latin dissminre, dissmint- : dis-, dis- + sminre, to sow (from smen, smin-, seed; see s- in Indo-European roots).]

dis·semi·nation n.
dis·semi·nator n.

disseminate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to spread (information, ideas, etc.) widely [Latin disseminare]
dissemination n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

disseminate
Translations
Spanish disseminate [dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt] vtdivulgar, difundir
French disseminate [dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt] vtdisséminer
German disseminate [dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt] vtverbreiten
Italian disseminate [dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt] vtdisseminare

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