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disseminate (iou)



disseminate verb trans. . LME.
[Latin disseminat- pa. ppl stem of disseminare, formed as DIS- 1 + semen, semin- seed: see -ATE3.]
Scatter in different directions, as in sowing seed; spread, disperse; diffuse, promulgate, (opinions, knowledge, etc.); spec. (Medicine, chiefly as disseminated ppl adjective) spread throughout an organ or the body.
disseminated sclerosis multiple sclerosis.
C. G. Seligman The mass of the Fulani population..is disseminated among diverse Negro populations. Q. Bell She collected and disseminated bad news.
? In isolated use before 17.
disseminator noun E17.