dissemination

noun

dis·​sem·​i·​na·​tion di-ˌse-mə-ˈnā-shən 

: the act or process of disseminating or spreading something : the state of being disseminated

the dissemination of ideas

And thanks to the emergence of social media as the increasingly dominant mode of information dissemination, are we nearing a time when truth itself will become just another commodity to be bought and sold on the social-media markets?

—Michael Hirschorn

For centuries, translating a text signified that it was essential, worthy of preservation and dissemination.

—Aviya Kushner

Although the Hong Kong flu outbreak was associated with comparatively few deaths worldwide, the virus was highly contagious, a factor that facilitated its rapid global dissemination.

—Kara Rogers

Examples of dissemination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Back in 2021, the country’s parliament passed a law forbidding the dissemination of content deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025

The law amends Virginia Code §19.2-389 to restrict the dissemination of CCRE records to individuals and entities explicitly authorized by statute or regulation. —Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Among her new charges are two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors and contributing to juvenile delinquency, according to multiple reports. —Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025

In seeking to block the release of records, estate representative Julia Peters had emphasized the possibly shocking nature of photographs and video in the investigation and the potential for their dissemination by media. —CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dissemination

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration