1
Core action
Spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
Example
The journal disseminates research to an international audience.
disseminate
/dɪˈsemɪneɪt/ · dih-SEM-ih-naytverb
Spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
Use disseminate to express this relationship precisely: spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
What disseminate Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
2
Common construction
Use this expression in its normal grammatical frame so the relationship between the surrounding ideas remains explicit.
Example
Local radio helped disseminate the emergency instructions.
3
Reasoning effect
It tells the reader how to interpret the timing, scope, evidence, contrast, condition, or consequence in the statement.
Example
The programme trains teachers to disseminate effective methods.
Use disseminate Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
The journal disseminates research to an international audience.
Local radio helped disseminate the emergency instructions.
The programme trains teachers to disseminate effective methods.
Precision Matters
Disseminate overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
disseminate
vs.Means spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
concealed
Means hid or kept something from being seen, discovered, or known.
disseminate
vs.Means spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
curtail
Means reduce, restrict, or bring something to an earlier end than intended.
disseminate
vs.Means spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
articulate
Means able to express ideas clearly, fluently, and effectively.
disseminate
vs.Means spread information, knowledge, or ideas widely among many people or places.
disperse
Means to scatter or spread in different directions.
Test disseminate in Context
The organisation spreads the information widely through several channels.
1
The organisation used workshops, radio, and translated guides to ___ the safety information throughout the region.