rozpowszechnione

Rozpowszechnione is a form of the Polish verb rozpowszechniać, used as a past passive participle or adjective to describe something that has been spread widely or adopted broadly. It denotes information, practices, technologies, or phenomena that are common across a population or region. The form rozpowszechnione is typically used with neuter nouns or in plural contexts; masculine and feminine forms exist as rozpowszechniony and rozpowszechniona to agree with the noun’s gender and number.

The word is built with the prefix roz- indicating dispersion and the root rozpowszechniać, meaning to disseminate or spread. In sentence use, rozpowszechnione highlights the outcome of dissemination, i.e., that something has been made widespread rather than merely existing in a limited scope. It is common in formal, academic, and media registers.

Usage and nuance: rozpowszechnione describes a descriptive state, often used to discuss trends, information, or technologies that have gained wide circulation. It contrasts with powszechny, which more broadly means common or widespread by nature, and with rozpowszechniony, a related adjective emphasizing that dissemination has occurred. The term can carry a neutral tone in objective descriptions or a critical tone when the spread is viewed as excessive, problematic, or unchecked.

Examples: Rozpowszechnione informacje na temat zdrowia mogą prowadzić do dezinformacji. Rozpowszechnione technologie mobilne zmieniają sposób komunikacji.