disseminate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈsemɪˌnæɪt/ UK /dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #53778

Meanings

1

verb
To spread information or ideas widely to many people.

The agency used social media to disseminate the safety warning quickly.
2

verb
To become widespread or spread out over a large area.

The values of the movement disseminated throughout the world.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to spread information or... diffuse spread

More circulate propagate

Word family

Forms disseminateddisseminatesdisseminating

Derived forms autodisseminatedisseminatabledisseminativedisseminatordisseminatoryredisseminate

Related forms dissemination semen

Simplified etymology

Disseminate entered English in the late Middle English period and comes from Latin semen, meaning “seed.” Its underlying image is that of sowing or scattering seed.

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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# disseminate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈsemɪˌnæɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 53778

## Meanings
1. To spread information or ideas widely to many people.
2. To become widespread or spread out over a large area.

## Examples
- The agency used social media to disseminate the safety warning quickly.
- The values of the movement disseminated throughout the world.

## Synonyms
- circulate
- propagate
- spread

## Derived Forms
- autodisseminate
- disseminatable
- disseminative
- disseminator
- disseminatory
- redisseminate

## Related Forms
- dissemination
- semen

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Disseminate is 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to spread information or ideas widely to many people and to become widespread or spread out over a large area. The wider family includes derived forms such as autodisseminate, disseminatable, disseminative, disseminator, and disseminatory; related words such as dissemination and semen.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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