disseminate
disseminate — verb
1. to make information, news, or ideas reach a very large number of people, usually
to make information, news, or ideas reach a very large number of people, usually by publishing them, broadcasting them, or passing them through an established system
A research team disseminated its findings through an open-access journal and at two international conferences.
disseminate + findings + through [channel]
Sade used social media to disseminate information about a free health clinic near her home.
social media + disseminate + information about [topic]
During the flood, the city government disseminated safety warnings through radio and text messages.
Apinya and her colleagues disseminated the survey results to local schools and community libraries.
The foundation works to disseminate accurate health advice to rural villages across the region.
- spread
more general and informal; covers physical objects, diseases, emotions, and information, while 'disseminate' is restricted to deliberate information-sharing
- distribute
focuses on giving items out to individuals, often physical goods or documents; 'disseminate' emphasizes reaching a wide, dispersed audience
- broadcast
limited to transmission via electronic media (radio, TV, live stream); 'disseminate' includes any channel — print, digital, oral
- circulate
suggests movement through a closed system or group, often informally; 'disseminate' implies a deliberate outward push
文法句型
disseminate + noun phrase (information, knowledge, findings, ideas, results)
disseminate + noun phrase + among/throughout/across + group or area
be disseminated + through/via + channel or medium
用法筆記
Almost never used with physical objects (food, products, seeds). The object is always abstract — information, knowledge, findings, ideas, results, news, propaganda, data. Often appears in academic, journalistic, and official contexts.