seminate
UK/'semineit/US
Definitions
v.
To sow or spread widely (now rare; usually seen as disseminate).
播种；广泛散布（现已罕用，通常作 disseminate）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsemin (seed) + -ate (to do) = 'to sow seeds,' hence to spread widely. In modern English the prefixed form disseminate (dis- 'apart' + seminate 'sow') has almost entirely replaced it.
Root semen still carries 4 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The pamphlets were seminated through every village in the region.