DISSEMINATE


Meaning of DISSEMINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈse-mə-ˌnāt ]

transitive verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Etymology: Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from dis- + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen

Date: 1566

1. : to spread abroad as though sowing seed

disseminate ideas

2. : to disperse throughout

• dis·sem·i·na·tion -ˌse-mə-ˈnā-shən noun

• dis·sem·i·na·tor -ˈse-mə-ˌnā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.