propagativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒpəɡeɪtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈprɑpəˌɡeɪdɪv/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: propagate v.; Latin propāgāt- , propāgāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < propagate v. or its etymon classical Latin propāgāt-, past participial stem of propāgāre + -ive suffix. Compare French †propagatif of or concerned with reproduction (1622 in an apparently isolated attestation, in a biological context). Compare earlier propagating adj., propagatory adj.

Having the quality of propagating; of or relating to propagation; (Botany) concerned with propagation or reproduction.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > [adjective]

divulging1604

propagative1654

divulgatory18..

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective]

bearingOE

genderinga1398

multiplyinga1400

fecundc1420

broodya1522

fruitful1526

breeding1552

procreant1588

procreative1598

increasing1600

broodious1602

prolifical1608

conceptiousa1616

plenteousa1616

conceptive1630

feracious1637

propagatory1647

prolific1650

proliferous1654

propagative1654

progenial1664

teemful1755

progenitive1769

breedy1824

proligerous1836

progenital1837

philoprogenitive1857

eugenesic1864

1654 E. Leigh Syst. Divinity iii. viii. 292 Propagative, when it would have been propagated in a natural way, if man had continued in innocency.

1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 118 If the design of Loyola..were..propogative of the faith of Jesus.

1685 R. Boyle Exper. Disc. Salubr. Air 34 A kind of propagative or self multiplying power.

1712 E. Warren Antidote against Arianism Pref. The Divine, Infinite, and most Sovereign Life in the Godhead, is prolifick or propagative of it self.

1791 R. Sadler Wanley Penson I. iv. 305 Religious enthusiasm..being a plant to be found only here and there in a warm corner; a plant..rather rank in itself than propagative.

1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §876 In the Hepaticæ and Mosses the propagative structures do not yet arrive at the condition of buds.

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 356 A church without propagative power in the world cannot be other than a calamity.

1919 J. N. Martin Bot. for Agric. Students xv. 362 The chief propagative structures of the group are zoöspores, conidia, and aërial spores.

1967 K. M. Smith Insect Virology xi. 207 The situation as regards propagative viruses in aphids is less clear-cut.

2005 Monterey County Herald (Calif.) (Nexis) 14 May Beside ‘woody ornamentals’, propagative stock, or transplants, showed the most growth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propagative
释义	propagativeadj. Brit. /ˈprɒpəɡeɪtɪv/, U.S. /ˈprɑpəˌɡeɪdɪv/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: propagate v.; Latin propāgāt- , propāgāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < propagate v. or its etymon classical Latin propāgāt-, past participial stem of propāgāre + -ive suffix. Compare French †propagatif of or concerned with reproduction (1622 in an apparently isolated attestation, in a biological context). Compare earlier propagating adj., propagatory adj. Having the quality of propagating; of or relating to propagation; (Botany) concerned with propagation or reproduction. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > [adjective] divulging1604 propagative1654 divulgatory18.. the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 1654 E. Leigh Syst. Divinity iii. viii. 292 Propagative, when it would have been propagated in a natural way, if man had continued in innocency. 1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 118 If the design of Loyola..were..propogative of the faith of Jesus. 1685 R. Boyle Exper. Disc. Salubr. Air 34 A kind of propagative or self multiplying power. 1712 E. Warren Antidote against Arianism Pref. The Divine, Infinite, and most Sovereign Life in the Godhead, is prolifick or propagative of it self. 1791 R. Sadler Wanley Penson I. iv. 305 Religious enthusiasm..being a plant to be found only here and there in a warm corner; a plant..rather rank in itself than propagative. 1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. §876 In the Hepaticæ and Mosses the propagative structures do not yet arrive at the condition of buds. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (ed. 2) 356 A church without propagative power in the world cannot be other than a calamity. 1919 J. N. Martin Bot. for Agric. Students xv. 362 The chief propagative structures of the group are zoöspores, conidia, and aërial spores. 1967 K. M. Smith Insect Virology xi. 207 The situation as regards propagative viruses in aphids is less clear-cut. 2005 Monterey County Herald (Calif.) (Nexis) 14 May Beside ‘woody ornamentals’, propagative stock, or transplants, showed the most growth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1654
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