dissemination
Scattering ideas broadly
Dissemination is the spreading or distribution of something widely—typically information, ideas, or knowledge.
The word implies deliberate, broad circulation: the dissemination of research findings, dissemination of propaganda.
Seeds disseminate naturally; the metaphor extends to anything scattered outward to take root in many places.
Allocation across recipients
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- circulationMovement through a system
- propagationAct of spreading widely
scattering · dispersion · permeation · transmission · radiation · seeding · sowing · disbursement
Mass signal transmission
- transmissionSending of information
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
podcast · livestream · telecast · newsflash · network · satellite · cable · antenna
Systematic development of mind
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
academia · pedagogy · enlightenment · curriculum · research · publication · journals · lectures
Reports of recent events
- announcementsOfficial statements to many
- bulletinsBrief public announcements
- reportsFormal written findings
- noticesPerceives or announcements
updates · alerts · briefings · advisories · releases · disclosures · communications · proclamations
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
beliefs · rituals · oral tradition · storytelling · language · artifacts · ethnography · cultural exchange
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- circulationMovement through a system
propagation · scattering · dispersion · permeation · transmission · radiation · seeding · sowing · disbursement · proliferation
broadcasting
Mass signal transmission
- transmissionSending of information
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
television · podcast · livestream · telecast · newsflash · network · satellite · cable · antenna · signal
education
Systematic development of mind
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- teachingProfession of instructing others
instruction · academia · pedagogy · enlightenment · curriculum · research · publication · journals · lectures · seminars
news
Reports of recent events
- announcementsOfficial statements to many
- bulletinsBrief public announcements
- reportsFormal written findings
notices · updates · alerts · briefings · advisories · releases · disclosures · communications · proclamations · declarations
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
mythology · beliefs · rituals · oral tradition · storytelling · language · artifacts · ethnography · cultural exchange · preservation
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- Proliferationspread, multiplication, expansion, propagation, growth
- manner of spreadingdiffusion, scatter, broadcast, radiation, dispersion
- metastasismetastasis, secondary tumor, hematogenous spread, colonization
- postmodernismdeconstruction, metafiction, hyperreality, pastiche, metanarrative
disseminationcollection
Gathered set of items
gathering · concentration · consolidation · aggregation · centralization
disseminationsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
concealment · withholding · censorship · secrecy · hiding
disseminationcontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
curbing · restriction · quarantine · suppression · curtailment