Added 6 October 2026
disseminate
/dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/ verb
In Latin: dissēminō Wiktionary
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- To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
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To become widespread.
The values of the human rights movement have disseminated throughout the world.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin dissēminātus, the perfect passive participle of dissēminō (“to broadcast, disseminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from dis- (“asunder, in all directions”) + sēminō (“to plant, sow”), from sēmen (“seed”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also Middle English disseminat(e) (“disseminated”).
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