DISSEMINATE
circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
(verb) cause to become widely known; “spread information”; “circulate a rumor”; “broadcast the news”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disseminate (third-person singular simple present disseminates, present participle disseminating, simple past and past participle disseminated)
(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
(intransitive) To become widespread.
Synonyms
• spread
• circulate
• propagate
Coordinate terms
• promulgate
Anagrams
• mediastines
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sem"i*nate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disseminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disseminating.] Etym: [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See Seminary.]
1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation.
2. To spread or extend by dispersion. A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. Woodward.
Syn.
– To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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