Literary notes about Disseminate (AI summary)
Literary usage of the term disseminate spans both literal and metaphorical realms. It often conveys the act of spreading or scattering—whether ideas, information, or even physical substances. In some passages the term neatly captures the diffusion of knowledge, ideology, or artistic influence, as when writers describe the spread of liberal principles or true ideas of art [1], [2], [3]. In other contexts it illustrates physical distribution, like the scattering of seed or heat throughout an environment [4], [5]. Additionally, disseminate may carry a cautionary nuance, appearing in narratives where the act of spreading information is linked with politically or socially charged agendas, or even with the inadvertent spread of disease [6], [7]. This diverse usage underscores the flexibility of the word in evoking both positive and negative connotations in literary texts.
- By his works he helped to disseminate the influences of the great French writers and painters that had come into his own life.
— from The Men of the Nineties by Bernard Muddiman - The Art Journal , it is admitted, has done more than any private venture or corporate body to disseminate true ideas of Art in England.
— from A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New by Henry Curwen - "The object of the National Secular Society is to disseminate the above principles by every legitimate means in its power."
— from Autobiographical Sketches by Annie Besant - The parting walls between these cells were likewise perforated with flues which served to disseminate the heat all around the whole body of water.
— from History of Sanitation by J. J. (John Joseph) Cosgrove - Shortly after the seed is ripe, the cones open and allow it to disseminate, consequently they must be gathered before this occurs.
— from Practical Forestry in the Pacific NorthwestProtecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by E. T. (Edward Tyson) Allen - Of these, a few are outstanding pests, many of them may also serve to disseminate disease, a phase of our subject which will be considered later.
— from Handbook of Medical Entomology by O. A. (Oskar Augustus) Johannsen - This serves to disseminate venereal diseases among the general population, especially among innocent women and children.
— from Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Charles A. (Charles Abram) Ellwood
