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 spread around widely; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To spread or extend by dispersion. [ 1913 Webster ]

A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. Woodward.

Syn. -- To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. (Min.) Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance; scattered widely. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. serving to diffuse, disseminate, or disperse.
Syn. -- diffusing(prenominal), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative, scattering, spreading. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. disseminatio: cf. F. dissémination. ] The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The universal dissemination of those writings. Wayland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and disseminative. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease. [ 1913 Webster ]