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disseminate
Disseminate (verb) means to spread ideas, opinions or information widely, as if scattering seeds.
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1
To spread ideas, opinions or information widely, as if scattering seeds.
2
To spread out and reach a lot of people or places.
"The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world."
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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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What is the meaning of disseminate?
"disseminate" (verb) means to spread ideas, opinions or information widely, as if scattering seeds.
What is another word for disseminate?
Other words for "disseminate" include circulate, distribute, disperse, broadcast, diffuse, circularize.
What is the opposite of disseminate?
Opposites of "disseminate" include stifle, suppress, repress.
What are the different meanings of disseminate?
"disseminate" has 2 main meanings: 1. To spread ideas, opinions or information widely, as if scattering seeds; 2. To spread out and reach a lot of people or places.
