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# disseminate

verb (disseminate, disseminates, disseminated, disseminating) — formal

«disseminate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To spread information, news or ideas widely to many people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#m1)
2. (science, formal) To spread or scatter widely, as seeds or a disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal exam word. In science: research results are disseminated in journals; seeds are disseminated by wind and birds. In news and online safety: false news can be disseminated quickly — check before sharing. In church history: early Christians disseminated the Gospel across the Roman world. Phrases: «disseminate information», «widely disseminated».

### Examples

- The school disseminates news to parents by email. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#x1)
- Wind disseminates dandelion seeds far and wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#x2)
- Fake news can be disseminated very quickly online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#x3)
- The scientists disseminated their findings at a conference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#x4)
- Missionaries disseminated the Gospel in many lands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#x5)
- Leaflets were disseminated to every house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: «dissemination». Formal; in speech say «spread», «share». Double S, single M: dis-SEM-in-ate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disseminate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disseminate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disseminate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disseminate.html) on Mova free.