About The Word Propagate
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Propagate
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What's The Definition Of Propagate?
[v] multiply sexually or asexually, in biology
[v] cause (plants) to propagate, as by grafting or layering [v] cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [v] transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land" [v] become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" [v] transmit, as in physics; "propagate sound or light through air, for example" [v] travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium" [v] transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics" Synonyms | Synonyms for Propagate: broadcast | circularise | circularize | circulate | diffuse | disperse | disseminate | distribute | pass around | spread Related Terms | Find terms related to Propagate: See Also | air | bare | carry | catch | channel | channelise | channelize | distribute | generalise | generalize | go | go around | inoculate | locomote | move | move | multiply | pass on | popularise | popularize | procreate | propagate | publicise | publicize | reproduce | run | sough | sow | spread | transfer | transmit | transport | travel | vegetate | vulgarise | vulgarize Propagate In Webster's Dictionary \Prop"a*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propagated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Propagating}.] [L. propagatus, p. p. of
propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of
a plant, slip, shoot. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Pact}, {Prop},
{Prune}, v. t.]
1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or
successive production; -- applied to animals and plants;
as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate
a species of fruit tree.
2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward
in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge
of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place;
to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to
propagate the Christian religion.
The infection was propagated insensibly. --De Foe.
4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.]
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which
thou wilt propagate. --Shak.
5. To generate; to produce.
Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
--De Quincey.
Syn: To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse;
disseminate; promote.
\Prop"a*gate\, v. i. To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly. No need that thou Should'st propagate, already infinite. --Milton. |
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