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dis⋅sem⋅i⋅nate

  [di-sem-uh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L dissēminātus (ptp. of dissēmināre; dis- dis- 1 + sēmināre to sow), equiv. to dis- + sēmin- (s. of sēmen seed) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
dis⋅sem⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
dis⋅sem⋅i⋅na⋅tive, adjective
dis⋅sem⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun
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dis·sem·i·nate   (dĭ-sěm'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 information.
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

Dis*sem"i*nate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disseminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disseminating.] [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See Seminary.]

1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation.

2. To spread or extend by dispersion.

A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. --Woodward.

Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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disseminate  (v.)
1603, from adj. disseminate "scattered widely" (early 15c.), from L. disseminatus, pp. of disseminare, from dis- "in every direction" + seminare "to plant, propagate," from semen (gen. seminis) "seed" (see semen).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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