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How to pronounce “disseminate”

“disseminate” is pronounced /dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/ (di-SE-muh-nayt) in American English and /dɪsɛmɪneɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɛ”.
The sound

Say “disseminate” in 4 beats

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disseminate

/dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪsɛmɪneɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. sɛsɛstress
  3. məmə
  4. neɪtneɪt
IPA (American)
/dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/
IPA (British)
/dɪsɛmɪneɪt/
Respelling
di-SE-muh-nayt
Syllables
4 — dɪ-SƐ-mə-neɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SƐ-mə-neɪt. “sɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/

British

/dɪsɛmɪneɪt/

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Meaning

What “disseminate” means

  1. verb

    cause to become widely known

    “spread information”

Say it in a sentence

“The council will disseminate the flood warning by text message.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort issɛshort emməschwanneɪlong att

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Questions

“disseminate”, answered

How do you pronounce “disseminate”?

“disseminate” is pronounced /dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/ (di-SE-muh-nayt) in American English and /dɪsɛmɪneɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɛ”. Build it as dɪ-SƐ-mə-neɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “disseminate” have?

4: dɪ · sɛ · mə · neɪt. The beat lands on the second, “sɛ”.

Is “disseminate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈsɛməˌneɪt/ (di-SE-muh-nayt); British English says /dɪsɛmɪneɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “disseminate” mean?

As a verb: cause to become widely known For example: “spread information”

Where is the stress in “disseminate”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SƐ-mə-neɪt. “sɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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