prop·a·gate (pr p  -g t )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 pr  pgre, prpgt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]prop a·ga·ble (-g-bl) adj.prop a·gative adj.prop a·gator n. |
propagate
Verb
[-gating, -gated]
1. to spread (information or ideas)
2. Biol to reproduce or breed
3. Horticulture to produce (plants)
4. Physics to transmit, esp. in the form of a wave: the electrical signal is propagated through a specialized group of conducting fibres [Latin propagare to increase (plants) by cuttings]
propagation n
propagator n
propagator n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" catch - 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, disperse podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sow - 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" | |
| 7. | propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering inoculate - insert a bud for propagation | |
| 8. | propagate - multiply sexually or asexually biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms procreate, 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" |
propagate
Translations
propagate [ˈprɔpəgeɪt] vt (plants) → züchten [+ ideas etc]; propagieren
vi [plants, animals] → sich fortpflanzen
v propagate [ˈpropəgeit]
1 to spread (news etc). versprei يَنْشُر разпространявам rozhlásit udsprede verbreiten διαδίδω hacer correr levitama چیزی را به همه گفتن levittää faire courir לְהָפִיץ मोड़ना, दिशा बदलना (el)terjeszt menyebarkan dreifa diffondere 広める (뉴스 따위를) 퍼뜨리다 skleisti izplatīt (jaunumus u.tml.) menyebarkan verspreiden spre, bringe i omløp rozpowszechniać espalhar a răspândi распространять rozhlásiť razširiti proširiti sprida [] กระจาย yaymak 散佈，宣傳 розповсюджувати پھيلانا loan truyền 散布，宣传
2 to (make plants) produce seeds. voortplant يُوَلِّد، يُبقي على الجِنْس بالتَّكاثُر، يُنْتِج плодя се (roz)množit se formere fortpflanzen αναπαράγω, αναπαράγομαι (για φυτό) propagarse paljundama تکثیر کردن saada lisääntymään (se) propager לְהִתרַבּוֹת उपजाना szaporít mengembangbiakkan rækta; æxlast propagarsi, moltiplicarsi 繁殖する 번식시키다 dauginti(s) []vairot membiak zich (doen) voortplanten forplante/formere (seg) rozmnażać reproduzir a (se) înmulţi размножать (roz)množiť sa razploditi, razmnožiti rasploditi fortplanta [] แพร่พันธุ์ üre(t)mek 繁殖 розмножувати; розводити بيج تيار کرنا nhân giống 繁殖
n propaˈgation
voortplanting نَشْر، بَث، تكاثُر разпространяване propagace formering die Verbreitung αναπαραγωγή, διάδοση propagación levitamine تکثیر؛ انتشار levittäminen propagation רְבִייָה प्रचारण szaporítás penyebaran ræktun; æxlun propagazione, diffusione 繁殖 번식 skleidimas, dauginimas(is) izplatīšana; (augu u.tml.) pavairošana pembiakan verspreiding, voortplanting utbredelse; (plante)avl, formering szerzenie, rozmnażanie (się) propagação propagare распространение;размножение propagácia širjenje propagiranje spridning, fortplantning การแพร่ข่าว yayma, üreme 宣傳 розмноження; поширення نشر و اشاعت sự nhân giống; sự truyền bá 宣传
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