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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated (scattered, or widespread), spreadable.

   "The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and disseminative."

Adjective

1. 1
   spreading by diffusion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

diffusingdiffusivedispersivedistributivescattering

Example

More examples

"The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and disseminative."

Etymology

From disseminate + -ive.

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