də̇ˈseməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from dis- dis- (I) + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen
transitive verb
1.
a. : to spread or send out freely or widely as though sowing or strewing seed : make widespread
as citizens devoted to the use of books and as librarians and publishers responsible for disseminating them — American Library Association Bulletin
distrusting the great city twenty miles away that disseminated its virus through the outlying villages and farms — V.L.Parrington
b. : to foster general knowledge of : broadcast , publicize
unlicensed preachers went about the country disseminating heresies and notorious errors — G.G.Coulton
disseminating information about the latest scientific discoveries
disseminate the latest events, regardless of the inconclusive shape they are in — Harvey Breit
2.
a. : to disperse throughout in small particles : distribute in every part : diffuse , permeate
reported that copper was disseminated through the rock
b. : to spread out : extend widely : strew or scatter over a large area or into many places
silt from the Amazon is disseminated for hundreds of miles
disseminated multiple sclerosis
intransitive verb
: to spread widely : become found widely
seeds, wind-borne, disseminate over quite a wide area from the parent plant
Synonyms: see spread