In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
disseminated
simple past tense and past participle of disseminate
disseminated (comparative more disseminated, superlative most disseminated)
spread around; widespread
(medicine) spread over a wide area of the body or of an organ
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sem"i*na`ted, p. a. (Min.)
Definition: Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.
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
17 May 2024
(noun) a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; “hundreds of people attended his funeral”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.