You looked in the dictionary and saw that Carl did not understand the word correctly.
Explanation:
The word "disseminate" does not mean "to listen" as Carl understood it, but it does mean the act of spreading something over an object or region. This word is associated with the act of semar, that is, spreading seeds on a land. In this regard, this word takes on the meaning of expelling something in an external environment that can be large or small. This word can also be a synonym for the word "disclose".
It was basically the transitioning from the middle ages to the modern days with the 15 and 16th centuries as people lead different social lifes, buildings, writing, paintings, science, mostly just changing how society was.
