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Definition of Propagate
1. Verb. Transmit from one generation to the next. "Propagate these characteristics"
2. Verb. Travel through the air. "Sound and light propagate in this medium"
3. Verb. Transmit. "Propagate sound or light through air"
Derivative terms: Propagation
4. Verb. Become distributed or widespread. "Optimism spread among the population"
Specialized synonyms: Catch
Generic synonyms: Move
Derivative terms: Spread, Spread, Spread
5. Verb. Transmit or cause to broaden or spread. "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
6. Verb. Cause to become widely known. "Broadcast the news"
Generic synonyms: Air, Bare, Publicise, Publicize
Specialized synonyms: Podcast, Sow, Generalise, Generalize, Popularise, Popularize, Vulgarise, Vulgarize, Carry, Run
Causes: Circulate, Go Around, Spread
Related verbs: Circulate, Go Around, Spread
Derivative terms: Broadcast, Broadcast, Circular, Circulation, Diffusion, Diffusive, Dispersal, Dispersion, Dispersive, Dissemination, Dissemination, Dissemination, Disseminative, Disseminator, Propagation, Propagator, Spread, Spread, Spread, Spreading
7. Verb. Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering.
Specialized synonyms: Inoculate
Generic synonyms: Process, Treat
Derivative terms: Propagation, Propagative, Propagator
8. Verb. Multiply sexually or asexually.
Generic synonyms: Multiply, Procreate, Reproduce
Specialized synonyms: Vegetate
Derivative terms: Propagation, Propagative
Definition of Propagate
1. v. t. 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. v. i. To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
Definition of Propagate
1. Verb. (transitive) 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. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To multiply; to increase. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To generate; to produce. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive computing) To take effect on all relevant devices in a network. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive computing) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Propagate
1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]