English vocabulary · C1
Disseminate
/dɪˈsem.ə.neɪt/ · v.
Disseminate means to send news to many people. Each person passes the same idea farther.
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Example sentences
- News sites disseminated warnings.
- Nurses disseminated facts across town.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- dis — apart (from Latin)
- semin — seed (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- SPREAD — send over a wide area (Move In Many Ways)
- CIRCULATE — move through a group (Pass From Person To Person)
- BROADCAST — send news by media (Send To A Large Audience)
Words with the same root
semin — seed
- seminar — a small class for discussion
- seminal — strongly shaping later ideas
- seminary — a school for religious study
Lesson notes
Disseminate means to send news to many people. Each person passes the same idea farther.
Related: spread, circulate, broadcast. Use disseminate when news reaches many people.
News sites disseminated warnings. Nurses disseminated facts across town.
From Latin. Dis- means apart. Semin- means seed. Seeds sent apart spread widely: that is disseminate.