DISSEMINATED

Verb

disseminated

simple past tense and past participle of disseminate

Adjective

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.

DISSEMINATE

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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