disseminare

to scatter

verb dees-seh-mee-NAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin disseminare (dis- + seminare, to sow), literally 'to sow widely'.

Also means

to spread

Usage Note

Disseminare is used both literally (scattering seeds or objects) and figuratively (disseminare informazioni — to spread information widely). Past participle: disseminato. It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Il vento ha disseminato i semi nel campo."

Natural Translation

The wind scattered the seeds across the field.

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