disseminate

(dĭ-sĕm'ə-nāt')

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.tr.

1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
2. To spread abroad; promulgate: disseminate information.

v.intr.
To become diffused; spread.

[Latin dissēmināre, dissēmināt- : dis-, dis- + sēmināre, to sow (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed).]

dissemination dis·sem'i·na'tion n.
disseminator dis·sem'i·na'tor n.

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verb

1. To extend over a wide area: circulate, diffuse, disperse, distribute, radiate, scatter, spread, strew. See move/halt, wide/narrow.
2. To pass (something) out: circulate, disperse, distribute, hand out. See collect/distribute.
3. To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze², blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See knowledge/ignorance.

v

Definition: distribute, scatter
Antonyms: collect, gather

IN BRIEF: To scatter about like seeds.

Song lyrics have often been used to disseminate political opinions.

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• Farming and Crops - disseminate: (vb) sow or scatter seed

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See words rhyming with "disseminate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprede, udbrede
v. intr. - udbrede

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbreiden, zich uitzaaien

Français (French)
v. tr. - disséminer, semer
v. intr. - se disséminer, se propager

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstreuen, verbreiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διασπείρω, σπέρνω, (μτφ.) διαδίδω (ιδέες κ.λπ.), προπαγανδίζω

Italiano (Italian)
proliferare, disseminare, diffondere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - disseminar, divulgar

Русский (Russian)
распространяться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - diseminar, difundir, divulgar, propagar
v. intr. - diseminarse, propagarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - så, sprida ut (information)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散播, 宣传, 传播, 广为传播

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 散播, 宣傳, 傳播
v. intr. - 廣為傳播

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 퍼뜨리다
v. intr. - 퍼지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ばらまく, 広める, 広く散る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشر الأفكار أو الحقائق مثلا بشكل واسع, ينثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיזר, הפיץ‬
v. intr. - ‮פיזר, הפיץ‬

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