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Definition of Propagates
1. propagate [v] - See also: propagate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Propagates
Literary usage of Propagates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"CHAPTER L Description of Arabia and its Inhabitants—Birth, Character, and Doctrine
of Mahomet—He preaches at Mecca—Flies to Medina —propagates his Religion ..."
2. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"ATHANASIUS, exiled, propagates the monastic order in the West and at Borne, where
religious life had already been known during the last persecutions : Aglae ..."
3. The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of by Gilbert White (1853)
"... propagates on the wing, it appears to live more in the air than any other
bird, and to perform all functions there, save those of sleeping and ..."
4. Botany: An Elementary Text for Schools by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"... HORTICULTURIST propagates PLANTS BT MEANS OF ROOTS AND STEMS 61. CUTTINGS IN
GENERAL.—A bit of a plant stuck into the ground stands a chance of growing; ..."
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