disseminated

American  

[dih-sem-uh-ney-tid] / dɪˈsɛm əˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. having been released, spread, or scattered widely; dispersed.

   The assessment questions have been made public to all examinees through a widely disseminated exam preparation manual.

   Symptoms of the disseminated infection can occur in the skin, nervous system, and musculoskeletal system, although they are typically intermittent.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of disseminate.

Other Word Forms

• undisseminated adjective

Etymology

Origin of disseminated

disseminate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

U.S. government accounts have disseminated black-and-white videos of the strikes set to action-movie soundtracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Altman said in his Monday post, which was also disseminated as a memo to employees, that it planned to amend its government deal to add new language.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Alberto Escorcia, a journalist specialized in social media, identified three groups that disseminated false information tied to the wave of violence.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Maybe it is plainly shameful to sit idly by, waiting for the police to peel back more layers of abominable detail, so it can be quickly disseminated to a hungry audience.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

But, thanks to these translations and the printing press, Galen’s work was disseminated more widely than ever before over the next ten years or so.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Related Words

• dispersed
• distributed
• sprinkled