To scatter or spread around widely, as if sowing seed; to broadcast (verb)
Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “To scatter or spread around widely, as if sowing seed; to broadcast (verb)”? The solution is DISSEMINATE, a 11-letter word built on the root DIS (“apart, asunder, away from' (prefix)”). It appeared in the July 26, 2026 (Sunday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.
Answer
DISSEMINATE
DIS********DISmeans “apart, asunder, away from' (prefix)”
In a sentence
Amy knows that newspapers, radio, TV and the Web DISSEMINATE timely information.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To scatter or spread around widely, as if sowing seed; to broadcast (verb)” has the answer DISSEMINATE (11 letters), built on the root DIS, which means “apart, asunder, away from' (prefix)”. Browse the full July 26, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.