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title: disseminate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disseminate» in the school dictionary: To spread information, news or ideas widely to many people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disseminate

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**Who acts:** school, Wind, scientists, Missionaries · **What happens:** spread, scatter, disseminate, find · **To what, where:** information, news, parents, dandelion seeds, Fake news, findings

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«disseminate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [disseminate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disseminate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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To spread information, news or ideas widely to many people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:m1:1
# text = To spread information, news or ideas widely to many people.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | to-infinitive |  | information and news or ideas |  |  |  | to many people; widely *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location information=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: science, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To spread or scatter widely, as seeds or a disease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:m2:1
# text = To spread or scatter widely, as seeds or a disease.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	scatter	scatter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **scatter** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as seeds or a disease; widely *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The school disseminates news to parents by email.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:x1:1
# text = The school disseminates news to parents by email.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disseminates	disseminate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	email	email	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disseminate** | present | the school | news | parents |  |  | by email | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent news=Theme to parent=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Wind disseminates dandelion seeds far and wide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:x2:1
# text = Wind disseminates dandelion seeds far and wide.
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disseminates	disseminate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dandelion	dandelion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disseminate** | present | Wind | dandelion seeds |  |  |  | far *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Fake news can be disseminated very quickly online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:x3:1
# text = Fake news can be disseminated very quickly online.
1	Fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	disseminated	disseminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	online	online	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disseminate** | can · passive |  | Fake news |  |  |  | online, quickly *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The scientists disseminated their findings at a conference.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:x4:1
# text = The scientists disseminated their findings at a conference.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	disseminated	disseminate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	findings	finding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	conference	conference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disseminate** | past | the scientists | scientists's findings |  | a conference |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent finding=Theme |
| 2 | **find** |  | scientists *= scientist* |  |  |  |  |  | nom finding «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Missionaries disseminated the Gospel in many lands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:x5:1
# text = Missionaries disseminated the Gospel in many lands.
1	Missionaries	missionary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	disseminated	disseminate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Gospel	Gospel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disseminate** | past | Missionaries | the Gospel |  | many lands |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gospel=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Leaflets were disseminated to every house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disseminate:x6:1
# text = Leaflets were disseminated to every house.
1	Leaflets	leaflet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	disseminated	disseminate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disseminate** | past · passive |  | Leaflets | every house |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to house=Recipient |

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