What does "disseminate" mean?

To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.

What is a synonym for "disseminate"?

Common synonyms include: circulate, circulate, promulgate, propagate, propagate, spread.

How do you pronounce "disseminate"?

Pronounced //dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt//.

Disseminate

//dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt// verb

verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1
To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds. transitive
2
cause to become widely known wordnet
3
To become widespread. intransitive
"The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world."

Synonyms

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circulate circulate promulgate propagate propagate spread

Antonyms

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gather

Example

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"If you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile."

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”).

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