disseminated

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disseminated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  disseminated \dis*sem"i*na`ted\, p. a. (Min.)
     Occurring in small portions scattered through some other
     substance; scattered widely.
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  Disseminate \Dis*sem"i*nate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
     Disseminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disseminating.] [L.
     disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- +
     seminare to sow, semen seed. See Seminary.]
     1. to spread around widely; to sow broadcast or as seed; to
        scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread
        abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and
        errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for
        propagation.
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     2. To spread or extend by dispersion.
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              A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat
              disseminated throughout the body of the earth.
                                                    --Woodward.
  
     Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse;
          scatter.
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disseminated - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "disseminated":
     accessible, affirmed, announced, broadcast, brought to notice,
     circulated, common knowledge, common property, current, declared,
     diffuse, diffused, discrete, dispersed, dispread, dissipated,
     distributed, in circulation, in print, made public, open,
     proclaimed, propagated, public, published, reported, scattered,
     sparse, sporadic, spread, stated, straggling, straggly, strewn,
     strown, telecast, televised, widespread