disseminate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
2. (intransitive) To become widespread.

Synonyms

spread

scatter

propagate

diffuse

circulate

broadcast

distribute

sprinkle

disperse

strew

sow

circularise

circularize

extend

spread widely

publicize

seed

stretch out

shower

🚿

make known

plant

🌱

expand

popularise

promulgate

announce

dissipate

pass around

propagation

publicise

publish

punctuate

reach out

relay

report

roll

rumor

rumour

send out

sound

🔉

spill

splay

spray

stipple

stretch

stud

throw

white out

transmit

unfold

unfurl

Translations

disséminer

diffondere

diseminar

διασπείρω

parsemer

disseminar

verbreiten

disseminare

uitzaaien

seminare

propager

alastrar

διαδίδω

spargere

divulgare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/

Etymology

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”).