disseminate
verb
dis·sem·i·nate
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disseminated;
disseminating
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disseminator
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noun
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noun
Synonyms for disseminate
Synonyms
broadcast, circulate, propagate, spread
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Examples of disseminate in a Sentence
He told me that as Commanding General [General David Petraeus] he believes he should not only direct battlefield action but also disseminate a few easy-to-grasp concepts about the war's prosecution, which subordinate officers can then interpret on their own.
— Steve Coll, New Yorker, 8 Sept. 2008
Jefferson helped found and back a friendly newspaper, the National Gazette, to help disseminate his views.
— Walter Kim, Time, 5 July 2004
In this case, the filmmakers did not prevent information from being disseminated. And they have no greater moral obligation than do the highly paid Tom Brokaw or Dan Rather to help a TV network keep down its costs.
— Randy Cohen, New York Times Magazine, 7 Oct. 2001
Although possession of virus software and source code is not illegal, many of the existing state and federal computer intrusion and unauthorized access laws already make it illegal to introduce a virus into someone's system intentionally. Robert Morris's conviction … shows how the existing laws might be used to punish those involved with disseminating viruses.
— Edward A. Cavazos et al., Cyberspace And The Law, 1994
The Internet allows us to disseminate information faster.
The findings were widely disseminated.
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And that message gets disseminated throughout the team. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Longhorns captains defined by different leadership styles," 22 Aug. 2019 The information is usually disseminated to print and electronic news media, law enforcement, transportation and other agencies that can quickly help spread the message to the general public. — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, "Rosario: Amber Alert for cops in danger makes its test debut in Minnesota," 15 Aug. 2019 The articles were disseminated in a daily news alert and maintained on an internal site apparently accessible to the public. — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Wall Street Journal Publisher Tells Supreme Court of Being Victimized by California," 14 Aug. 2019 Still, there's no way to know for certain until the statewide effort to address the attacks and look for traces of their authors concludes and more concrete information is disseminated. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Louisiana declares state of emergency in response to ransomware attack," 26 July 2019 Bestiaries also disseminated the notions that foxes are wily, that elephants remember well, and that dogs are loyal, among other animal lore. — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, "‘Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World’ Review: Wondrous Records of Animal Lore," 15 June 2019 The media would treat differently a right-wing lawmaker potentially disseminating a racist image than two Democratic representatives sharing controversial cartoon, according to Ben Shapiro. — Fox News, "Ben Shapiro: Omar, Tlaib sharing accused anti-Semitic artist's cartoon getting underwhelming media coverage," 20 Aug. 2019 Additional charges were recommended to a grand jury for criminal tools and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, "Suspect faces methamphetamine charge: Westlake Police Blotter," 21 July 2019 Since the end of the Second World War in 1945, foreign aid has been directed at disseminating a model of journalism practice and education that aligns with the interests of wealthy, Northern donor nations. — Herman Wasserman, Quartz Africa, "Donor-funded African journalism is getting caught between the US and China world view," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disseminate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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disseminate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of disseminate
formal
: to cause (something, such as information) to go to many people
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