Disseminate: Definition, Usage & Examples

Meaning 1：spread information widely (disseminate)

disseminate 🔊

/dɪˈsemɪneɪt/

vt.

to spread information to a lot of people, like scattering seeds.

Disseminate meaning illustrated by a librarian sharing information with a diverse group

spread information widely 🔊

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/spred ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈwaɪdli/

vt.

To distribute or broadcast information, ideas, or knowledge to a broad audience, often systematically.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：advanced

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'disseminare', meaning 'to scatter seeds'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'disseminate' as dis-seminate seeds – sowing ideas to spread info far and wide.

📖 Example

Scientists use social media to disseminate important health tips to the public. 🔊 This example shows scientists using social platforms to broadly share crucial health advice with everyone.

🔗 Collocations

disseminate information – to spread information extensively to many people

disseminate knowledge – to distribute knowledge broadly across audiences

disseminate findings – to share research results widely in the community

🔄 Synonyms

spread (vt.) – to cause something to be distributed over a wide area or among many people

circulate (vt.) – to pass something from person to person or place to place, often information

propagate (vt.) – to spread and promote an idea, theory, or practice widely

🚫 Antonyms

withhold (vt.) – to refuse to give or share information, keeping it secret

suppress (vt.) – to prevent information from being spread or made known

🌱 Derivatives

dissemination (n.) – the act of spreading information widely

disseminator (n.) – a person or thing that disseminates information

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'disseminare', combining 'dis-' (apart) and 'seminare' (to sow). Originally used in agriculture, it evolved in English to metaphorically mean spreading information widely, akin to scattering seeds.