dissemination (noun)
1dissemination — disseminate UK US /dɪˈsemɪneɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ► to spread or give out news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people: »There is no clear legal responsibility for businesses to disseminate usable information about their… …
2dissemination — disseminate ► VERB ▪ spread widely. DERIVATIVES dissemination noun disseminator noun. ORIGIN Latin disseminare scatter , from semen seed …
3dissemination — 1640s, from L. disseminationem (nom. disseminatio) a scattering of seed, a sowing, noun of action from pp. stem of disseminare (see DISSEMINATE (Cf. disseminate)). Or perhaps a native noun formation from disseminate …
4dissemination — noun Dissemination is used after these nouns: ↑information …
5dissemination — noun see disseminate …
6dissemination — noun /dɨˌsɛmɨˈneɪʃən/ The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc …
7dissemination — noun 1. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑airing, ↑public exposure, ↑spreading • Derivationally related forms: ↑spread (for: ↑spreading) …
8dissemination — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. propagation, promulgation, distribution, diffusion; see announcement 1 , dissipation 1 , distribution 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The passing out or spreading about of something: circulation, dispersal, dispersion,… …
9disseminate — UK US /dɪˈsemɪneɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ► to spread or give out news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people: »There is no clear legal responsibility for businesses to disseminate usable information about their business.… …
10disseminate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) 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 …
