disseminate
pronunciation
How to pronounce disseminate in British English:
UK [dɪˈsemɪneɪt]
How to pronounce disseminate in American English:
US [dɪˈsemɪneɪt]
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- Verb:
- cause to become widely known
Word Origin
- disseminate
- disseminate: see seed
- disseminate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare "to spread abroad, disseminate," from dis- "in every direction" (see dis-) + seminare "to plant, propagate," from semen (genitive seminis) "seed" (see semen). Related: Disseminated; disseminates; disseminating. Middle English had dissemen "to scatter" (early 15c.).
Example
- 1. Speculators provide liquidity and disseminate information rapidly .
- 2. He helped draft and disseminate a manifesto calling for greater democracy .
- 3. Twitter provides one of the easiest mobile methods to disseminate information online today .
- 4. In the vast archipelago , radio offers a cheap and effective way to disseminate news .
- 5. Another way to motivate individual behaviors in public-health crises is to disseminate necessary information quickly and authoritatively .