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propagate
prop·a·gate P0598100 (prŏp′ə-gāt′)v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates v.tr.1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.2. To breed (offspring).3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.6. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.v.intr.1. To have offspring; multiply.2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.3. Physics To move through a medium.
[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
prop′a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.prop′a·ga′tive adj.prop′a·ga′tor n.propagate (ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt) vb1. (Biology) biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed2. (Horticulture) (tr) horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc3. (tr) to promulgate; disseminate4. (General Physics) physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave: to propagate sound. 5. (Genetics) (tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next[C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten] ˌpropaˈgation n ˌpropaˈgational adj ˈpropagative adjprop•a•gate (ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt)
v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t. 1. to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. 2. to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does. 3. to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to or through offspring. 4. to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate. 5. to cause to increase in number or amount. v.i. 6. to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed. 7. (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium. [1560–70; < Latin propāgātus, past participle of propāgāre to reproduce (a plant) by cuttings, propagate, enlarge, v. derivative of propāgēs scion, slip =pro- pro-1 + pāgēs, derivative of pangere to fasten] prop`a•ga′tion, n. prop`a•ga′tion•al, adj. prop′a•ga`tive, adj. prop′a•ga`tor, n. propagate
Past participle: propagated
Gerund: propagating
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| propagate | | propagate |
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| I propagate | | you propagate | | he/she/it propagates | | we propagate | | you propagate | | they propagate |
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| I propagated | | you propagated | | he/she/it propagated | | we propagated | | you propagated | | they propagated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am propagating | | you are propagating | | he/she/it is propagating | | we are propagating | | you are propagating | | they are propagating |
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| I have propagated | | you have propagated | | he/she/it has propagated | | we have propagated | | you have propagated | | they have propagated |
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| I was propagating | | you were propagating | | he/she/it was propagating | | we were propagating | | you were propagating | | they were propagating |
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| I had propagated | | you had propagated | | he/she/it had propagated | | we had propagated | | you had propagated | | they had propagated |
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| I will propagate | | you will propagate | | he/she/it will propagate | | we will propagate | | you will propagate | | they will propagate |
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| I will have propagated | | you will have propagated | | he/she/it will have propagated | | we will have propagated | | you will have propagated | | they will have propagated |
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| I will be propagating | | you will be propagating | | he/she/it will be propagating | | we will be propagating | | you will be propagating | | they will be propagating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been propagating | | you have been propagating | | he/she/it has been propagating | | we have been propagating | | you have been propagating | | they have been propagating |
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| I will have been propagating | | you will have been propagating | | he/she/it will have been propagating | | we will have been propagating | | you will have been propagating | | they will have been propagating |
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| I had been propagating | | you had been propagating | | he/she/it had been propagating | | we had been propagating | | you had been propagating | | they had been propagating |
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| I would propagate | | you would propagate | | he/she/it would propagate | | we would propagate | | you would propagate | | they would propagate |
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| I would have propagated | | you would have propagated | | he/she/it would have propagated | | we would have propagated | | you would have propagated | | they would have propagated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | propagate - transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" | | 2. | propagate - travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | | 3. | propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"propagate - travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium" | | 4. | propagate - become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"spreadcatch - spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | 5. | propagate - transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" | | 6. | propagate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, distribute, dispersepublicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computersow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" | | 7. | propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layeringplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotioninoculate - insert a bud for propagationprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | | 8. | propagate - multiply sexually or asexuallybiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsprocreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"vegetate - propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along" |
propagateverb1. spread, publish, promote, broadcast, proclaim, transmit, circulate, diffuse, publicize, disseminate, promulgate, make known They propagated subversive political doctrines.
spread suppress, hide, cover up, withhold, stifle, hush up, keep under wraps2. produce, generate, engender, increase The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take cuttings.3. reproduce, breed, multiply, proliferate, beget, procreate Tomatoes rot in order to transmit their seed and propagate the species.propagateverb1. To bring into existence and foster the development of:breed, cultivate, grow, raise.2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:breed, increase, multiply, procreate, proliferate, reproduce, spawn.3. To make (information) generally known:advertise, blaze, blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, spread.Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.Translationspropagate (ˈpropəgeit) verb1. to spread (news etc). 宣傳，傳播 宣传，传播 2. to (make plants) produce seeds. 繁殖 繁殖ˌpropaˈgation noun 宣傳 宣传
propagate
prop·a·gate (prop'ă-gāt), 1. To reproduce; to generate. 2. To move along a fiber, for example, propagation of the nerve impulse. [L. propago, pp. -atus, to generate, reproduce] propagate (prŏp′ə-gāt′)v. propa·gated, propa·gating, propa·gates v.tr.1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.2. To breed (offspring).3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.4. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.v.intr.1. To have offspring; multiply.2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.3. Physics To move through a medium.
prop′a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.prop′a·ga′tive adj.prop′a·ga′tor n.prop·a·gate (prop'ă-gāt) 1. To reproduce; to generate. 2. To move along a fiber, e.g., propagation of the nerve impulse. [L. propago, pp. -atus, to generate, reproduce]propagate - to reproduce by natural or artifical means.
- (nerve impulse) to travel along a nerve fibre without losing strength.
prop·a·gate (prop'ă-gāt) 1. To reproduce; to generate. 2. To move along a fiber, e.g., propagation of the nerve impulse. [L. propago, pp. -atus, to generate, reproduce]propagate
Synonyms for propagateverb spreadSynonyms- spread
- publish
- promote
- broadcast
- proclaim
- transmit
- circulate
- diffuse
- publicize
- disseminate
- promulgate
- make known
Antonyms- suppress
- hide
- cover up
- withhold
- stifle
- hush up
- keep under wraps
verb produceSynonyms- produce
- generate
- engender
- increase
verb reproduceSynonyms- reproduce
- breed
- multiply
- proliferate
- beget
- procreate
Synonyms for propagateverb to bring into existence and foster the development ofSynonymsverb to produce sexually or asexually others of one's kindSynonyms- breed
- increase
- multiply
- procreate
- proliferate
- reproduce
- spawn
verb to make (information) generally knownSynonyms- advertise
- blaze
- blazon
- broadcast
- bruit
- circulate
- disseminate
- noise
- promulgate
- spread
Synonyms for propagateverb transmit from one generation to the nextRelated Wordsverb travel through the airRelated Words- propagate
- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
verb transmitRelated Words- channel
- channelise
- channelize
- transmit
- transport
- transfer
- propagate
verb become distributed or widespreadSynonymsRelated Wordsverb transmit or cause to broaden or spreadRelated Wordsverb cause to become widely knownSynonyms- disseminate
- pass around
- circulate
- diffuse
- broadcast
- circularise
- circularize
- spread
- distribute
- disperse
Related Words- publicize
- bare
- publicise
- air
- podcast
- sow
- circulate
- go around
- spread
- popularise
- popularize
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
- generalise
- generalize
- carry
- run
verb cause to propagate, as by grafting or layeringRelated Words- plant life
- flora
- plant
- inoculate
- process
- treat
verb multiply sexually or asexuallyRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- procreate
- reproduce
- multiply
- vegetate
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