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disseminate

v.
C1 Advanced US //dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt// UK //dɪsˈɛmɪnˌeɪt// dis·sem·i·nate

v. to spread information, news, or ideas to a large number of people. You use this when talking about sharing knowledge widely so that everyone can learn it.

v. to spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely. Transitive; typically describes the formal distribution of data or research to a broad audience.


SIMPLE

The health department will disseminate the new safety guidelines today.

CONTEXTUAL

The university uses its online portal to disseminate research findings to scholars across the globe.

COMPLEX

In the digital age, social media platforms allow users to disseminate information instantaneously, though this speed often bypasses the traditional gatekeepers of factual accuracy.

Synonyms
Origin

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”).

Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; often used in academic or professional contexts.

Pitfall

The news disseminated quickly.The news was disseminated quickly.Disseminate is primarily transitive; when describing news spreading on its own, use 'spread' or the passive voice 'was disseminated'.

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