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propagate
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prop·a·gate  (prp-gt)
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 prpgre, prpgt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

propa·ga·ble (-g-bl) adj.
propa·gative adj.
propa·gator n.

propagate [ˈprɒpəˌgeɪt]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (tr) Horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc.
3. (tr) to promulgate; disseminate
4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave to propagate sound
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next
[from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten]
propagation  n
propagational  adj
propagative  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
publicize, 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 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"
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 layering
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
inoculate - insert a bud for propagation
process, 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 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
verb
1. 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 wraps
2. 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.
Translations
propagate [ˈprɒpəgeɪt]
A. VTpropagar
B. VIpropagarse

propagate [ˈprɒpəgeɪt] vt
(= disseminate) [+ idea] → propager
[+ plant] → propager

propagate
vt
(= reproduce)fortpflanzen
(= disseminate)verbreiten; viewsverbreiten, propagieren
(Phys) sound, wavesfortpflanzen
(Hort) plantvermehren
visich fortpflanzen or vermehren; (views)sich aus- or verbreiten

propagate [ˈprɒpəˌgeɪt]
1. vtpropagare
2. vi (plants, theories) → propagarsi; (birds) → riprodursi

propagate [ˈprɒpəˌgeɪt]
1. vtpropagare
2. vi (plants, theories) → propagarsi; (birds) → riprodursi

propagate
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 널리 알리다 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
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 kasvattaa (se) propager לְהִתרַבּוֹת उपजाना szaporít mengembangbiakkan rækta; æxlast propagarsi, moltiplicarsi 繁殖する 증식 시키다 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
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


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