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disseminate

Syllabification: (dis·sem·i·nate)
Pronunciation: /diˈseməˌnāt/

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Definition of disseminate

verb

[with object]
  • spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely:health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information
  • (usually as adjective disseminated) spread throughout an organ or the body:disseminated colonic cancer

Derivatives

disseminator

Pronunciation: /-ˌnātər/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin disseminat- 'scattered', from the verb disseminare, from dis- 'abroad' + semen, semin- 'seed'

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