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disseminate

Verb

IPA /dɪˈsemɪneɪt/

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To distribute information or knowledge widely so that many people can receive or learn it.

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disseminate/dɪˈsemɪneɪt/

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To disseminate information is to distribute it widely.

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The community group uses its newsletter to disseminate local news.
The researchers will disseminate their findings through workshops and reports.

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disseminate — To distribute information or knowledge widely so that many people can receive or learn it.

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To distribute information or knowledge widely so that many people can receive or learn it.

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Word origin

From Latin disseminare, meaning to scatter seed, based on semen, meaning seed.

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Disseminate often takes information, knowledge or findings as its object.

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