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diseminar

to disseminate

verb dee-seh-mee-NAHR Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin disseminare, 'to scatter seed'

Also means

to spread

Usage Note

Diseminar means to spread information, ideas, or disease widely, and is more formal than difundir or extender. It is common in academic and journalistic registers (diseminar conocimiento, to disseminate knowledge). Note: in Spanish the prefix is di-, not des- — do not confuse with deseminar (not a word).

Examples

"El organismo busca diseminar información científica."

Natural Translation

The organisation seeks to disseminate scientific information.

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