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dissemination
Variant of disseminate
disseminate
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dis·semi·nate (di sem′ə nāt′)
transitive verb disseminated -·nat′ed, disseminating -·nat′·ing
to scatter far and wide; spread abroad, as if sowing; promulgate widely
Etymology: < L disseminatus, pp. of disseminare, lit., to scatter seed, hence disseminate < dis-, apart + seminare, to sow < semen, seed
Related Forms:
- dissemination dis·sem′i·na′·tion noun
- disseminative dis·sem′i·na′·tive adjective
- disseminator dis·sem′i·na′·tor noun
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