Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disseminate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disseminate \Dis*sem"i*nate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
{Disseminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseminating}.] [L.
disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- +
seminare to sow, semen seed. See {Seminary}.]
1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and
propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as,
principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated
when they are spread abroad for propagation.
2. To spread or extend by dispersion.
A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat
disseminated throughout the body of the earth.
--Woodward.
Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse;
scatter.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disseminate
v : cause to become widely known; "spread information";
"circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
{circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {propagate},
{broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}, {pass
around}]
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