Vocabulary
Disseminate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
spread (something, especially information) widely.
Urdu meaning
پھیلانا، پھیلاﺅ، بکھر اﺅ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The concern is that TikTok can be used to collect information about Americans that can be abused by Beijing, and to disseminate pro-China propaganda.
- Terrorist groups disseminate FN to sow confusion and manipulate public opinion, eroding confidence in state institutions.
- The authorities may have genuine concerns with the platform, including its use to share misinformation and disseminate propaganda against the state and its institutions.
- For matters to improve, the media should play a constructive part in birth control programmes and disseminate information regarding family planning and choice.
- Instead of being polite, etc., they utter profanities, resorting to lewd descriptions, and threaten to disseminate illicit photos or pornographic deep fakes to get people to send them sums of money at huge interest rates.
Synonyms
spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, proclaim, promulgate, propagate
Antonyms
repress, suppress, stifle, discountenance
Curator example
“health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information”
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