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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·sem·i·nate (-nat·ed ; -nat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare,from dis- + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen DATE 1566 1. to spread abroad as though sowing seed disseminate ideas 2. to disperse throughout English Etymology disseminate disseminate (v.) c.1600, from adj. disseminate "scattered widely" (early 15c.), from L. disseminatus, pp. of disseminare, from dis-"in every direction" + seminare "to plant, propagate," from semen(gen. seminis) "seed" (see semen). Related: Disseminated; disseminates; disseminating. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 disseminate dis·sem·in·ate / di5semineit / verb[VN] (formal) to spread information, knowledge, etc. so that it reaches many people 散布,传播(信息、知识等): Their findings have been widely disseminated. 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。 • dis·sem·in·ation / di7semi5neiFn / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·sem·i·nate \də̇ˈseməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from dis- dis- (I) + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen transitive verb 1. a. : to spread or send out freely or widely as though sowing or strewing seed : make widespread < as citizens devoted to the use of books and as librarians and publishers responsible for disseminating them — American Library Association Bulletin > < distrusting the great city twenty miles away that disseminated its virus through the outlying villages and farms — V.L.Parrington > b. : to foster general knowledge of : broadcast , publicize < unlicensed preachers went about the country disseminating heresies and notorious errors — G.G.Coulton > < disseminating information about the latest scientific discoveries > < disseminate the latest events, regardless of the inconclusive shape they are in — Harvey Breit > 2. a. : to disperse throughout in small particles : distribute in every part : diffuse , permeate < reported that copper was disseminated through the rock > b. : to spread out : extend widely : strew or scatter over a large area or into many places < silt from the Amazon is disseminated for hundreds of miles > < disseminated multiple sclerosis > intransitive verb : to spread widely : become found widely < seeds, wind-borne, disseminate over quite a wide area from the parent plant > Synonyms: see spread |
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