英语词汇“propagate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

propagate

(prɒpəgeɪt )

Word forms: propagates , propagating , propagated

1. verb

If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it. [formal]

They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of our society. [VERB noun]

propagation (prɒpəgeɪʃən ) uncountable noun

...the propagation of true Buddhism. [+ of]

Synonyms: spreading, spread, promotion, communication

2. verb

If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. [technical]

The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings. [VERB noun]

The pasque flower can be propagated from seed. [be VERB-ed + from]

[Also V n + from]

Synonyms: produce, generate, engender, increase

propagation uncountable noun

...the successful propagation of a batch of plants. [+ of]

Synonyms: reproduction, generation, breeding, increase

Collocations:

propagate a species

As the flocks dwindled in size, populations decreased below the threshold necessary to propagate the species.

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Duke deducts that the aliens are using the clones to help propagate their species.

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They are more important in propagating the species than the seeds carried in the wind.

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Translations:

Chinese: 宣传

Japanese: 広める

单词	propagate
释义	propagate (prɒpəgeɪt ) Word forms: propagates , propagating , propagated 1. verb If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it. [formal] They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of our society. [VERB noun] propagation (prɒpəgeɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the propagation of true Buddhism. [+ of] Synonyms: spreading, spread, promotion, communication 2. verb If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. [technical] The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings. [VERB noun] The pasque flower can be propagated from seed. [be VERB-ed + from] [Also V n + from] Synonyms: produce, generate, engender, increase propagation uncountable noun ...the successful propagation of a batch of plants. [+ of] Synonyms: reproduction, generation, breeding, increase Collocations: propagate a species As the flocks dwindled in size, populations decreased below the threshold necessary to propagate the species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Duke deducts that the aliens are using the clones to help propagate their species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are more important in propagating the species than the seeds carried in the wind. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 宣传 Japanese: 広める
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