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单词 disseminate
释义 dis·sem·i·nate
\də̇ˈseməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare, from dis- dis- (I) + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed — more at semen
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to spread or send out freely or widely as though sowing or strewing seed : make widespread
  < as citizens devoted to the use of books and as librarians and publishers responsible for disseminating them — American Library Association Bulletin >
  < distrusting the great city twenty miles away that disseminated its virus through the outlying villages and farms — V.L.Parrington >
 b. : to foster general knowledge of : broadcast, publicize
  < unlicensed preachers went about the country disseminating heresies and notorious errors — G.G.Coulton >
  < disseminating information about the latest scientific discoveries >
  < disseminate the latest events, regardless of the inconclusive shape they are in — Harvey Breit >
2.
 a. : to disperse throughout in small particles : distribute in every part : diffuse, permeate
  < reported that copper was disseminated through the rock >
 b. : to spread out : extend widely : strew or scatter over a large area or into many places
  < silt from the Amazon is disseminated for hundreds of miles >
  < disseminated multiple sclerosis >
intransitive verb
: to spread widely : become found widely
 < seeds, wind-borne, disseminate over quite a wide area from the parent plant >
Synonyms: see spread
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