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disseminative

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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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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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