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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesseminar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /se.miˈnaɾ/
"Eles pretendem seminar a paz através da educação."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To sow or plant seed; to propagate or disseminate biologically.
"The experimental grasses were designed to seminate rapidly across the degraded landscape." - 2
To instill, spread, or disperse ideas, knowledge, or doctrines among a group.
"The philosophers sought to seminate revolutionary concepts throughout the academy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'seminare', meaning 'to sow seed', which comes from 'semen', meaning 'seed'. Entering the English language in the late 16th century, it initially retained its agricultural and biological meaning before evolving to describe the metaphorical dissemination of ideas, teachings, or principles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seminate" is said worldwide
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semer
Transliteration: /sə.me/
"Il est temps de semer les graines de la réforme."
säen
Transliteration: /zɛːn/
"Der Bauer beginnt im Frühling den Weizen zu säen."
seminare
Transliteration: /se.miˈna.re/
"È importante seminare idee innovative nella mente dei giovani."
seminar
Transliteration: /se.miˈnaɾ/
"El objetivo del proyecto es seminar nuevos conocimientos en la comunidad."
seminar
Transliteration: /se.miˈnaɾ/
"Eles pretendem seminar a paz através da educação."
बीजारोपण करना
Transliteration: bī-jā-ro-paṇ kar-nā
"समाज में अच्छे विचारों का बीजारोपण करना, एक महत्वपूर्ण कार्य है।"
播种
Transliteration: bō zhǒng
"我们在春天播种希望，在秋天收获果实。"
파종하다
Transliteration: pajonghada
"농부들은 봄을 맞아 들판에 씨앗을 파종하기 시작했다."
播種する
Transliteration: hashu suru
"畑に作物の種を播種する作業を行いました。"
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