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

But his contribution to the development and dissemination of zydeco has not been comprehensively recognized outside of the folklorists, musicologists and dancers who have always had an abiding appreciation of Chenier as ancestor, artist and ambassador. —Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025

The most significant change brought about by this approach moves learning focus from content dissemination toward active engagement and comprehension. —Ayooluwa Nihinlola, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

The MeK, whose leadership is based in France and Albania, has also sought to capitalize on the mayhem to claim new subversive measures within Iran, including the dissemination of anti-government messages. —Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025

This could involve: Screening work prior to publication to prevent the dissemination of content posing serious risks. —Ludovic Righetti, IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 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