disseminated
disseminated — verb
- disseminatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- disseminateds3rd person singular
- disseminateding-ing form
- disseminatededpast simple
1. When information, news, or ideas are disseminated, they are made known or availa
When information, news, or ideas are disseminated, they are made known or available to many people through channels such as publications, broadcasts, or online platforms.
Nadia's research team disseminated their findings at an international climate conference in Geneva.
disseminate + findings + to [conference/audience]
The university disseminated updated health guidelines to all students before the semester began.
disseminate + [information] + to [recipient group]
Tariq's article was widely disseminated through social media within a few hours of publication.
Kofi used community radio broadcasts to disseminate farming advice to remote villages in the region.
Copies of the emergency warning were disseminated to every household in the flood zone.
- spread
more general and common; used for both physical and non-physical things
- circulate
emphasizes movement within a group; often used for memos, reports, or news
- distribute
emphasizes organized delivery to specific recipients; can be physical
- broadcast
originally radio/TV; now also means making something widely known publicly
文法句型
disseminate + noun phrase + to + recipient
be disseminated + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
This is the past-tense and past-participle form of the verb disseminate. It is frequently used in the passive voice (be disseminated) because the focus is on the information being spread, not on who spreads it.
常見錯誤
disseminated — adjective
- disseminatedpositive
- more disseminatedcomparative
- most disseminatedsuperlative
1. In medicine, describes a disease, infection, or abnormal cells that have spread
In medicine, describes a disease, infection, or abnormal cells that have spread from the original site to multiple separate areas of the body.
The elderly patient was diagnosed with disseminated shingles affecting the nerves in the lower back.
diagnosed with disseminated [disease]
Dr. Tamar confirmed that the patient's disseminated cancer required chemotherapy across the whole body.
A CT scan revealed disseminated tuberculosis in both lungs of the young woman.
After surgery, doctors found a disseminated infection in Mrs. Kim's kidneys and liver.
The biopsy results showed disseminated disease in the lymph nodes and bone marrow.
- widespread
more general term; not limited to medical contexts
- dispersed
emphasizes the scattering of cells or infection across locations
- diffuse
often used for conditions spread evenly through an organ rather than in distinct spots
- metastatic
specifically describes cancer that has spread from the original tumor to other parts of the body
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively as an attributive adjective before a noun (e.g., disseminated disease, disseminated infection). Common in medical reports, pathology descriptions, and clinical diagnoses.