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prop·a·gate
(prŏp′ə-gāt′)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.
prop′a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.
prop′a·ga′tive adj.
prop′a·ga′tor n.
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propagate
(ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt)vb
1. (Biology) biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed
2. (Horticulture) (tr) horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc
3. (tr) to promulgate; disseminate
4. (General Physics) physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave: to propagate sound.
5. (Genetics) (tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next
[C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten]
ˌpropaˈgation n
ˌpropaˈgational adj
ˈpropagative adj
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prop•a•gate
(ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt)v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t.
1. to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
2. to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
3. to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to or through offspring.
4. to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
5. to cause to increase in number or amount.
v.i. 6. to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
7. (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium.
[1560–70; < Latin propāgātus, past participle of propāgāre to reproduce (a plant) by cuttings, propagate, enlarge, v. derivative of propāgēs scion, slip =pro- pro-1 + pāgēs, derivative of pangere to fasten]
prop`a•ga′tion, n.
prop`a•ga′tion•al, adj.
prop′a•ga`tive, adj.
prop′a•ga`tor, n.
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propagate
Past participle: propagated
Gerund: propagating
| Imperative |
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| propagate |
| propagate |
| Present |
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| I propagate |
| you propagate |
| he/she/it propagates |
| we propagate |
| you propagate |
| they propagate |
| Preterite |
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| I propagated |
| you propagated |
| he/she/it propagated |
| we propagated |
| you propagated |
| they propagated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am propagating |
| you are propagating |
| he/she/it is propagating |
| we are propagating |
| you are propagating |
| they are propagating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have propagated |
| you have propagated |
| he/she/it has propagated |
| we have propagated |
| you have propagated |
| they have propagated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was propagating |
| you were propagating |
| he/she/it was propagating |
| we were propagating |
| you were propagating |
| they were propagating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had propagated |
| you had propagated |
| he/she/it had propagated |
| we had propagated |
| you had propagated |
| they had propagated |
| Future |
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| I will propagate |
| you will propagate |
| he/she/it will propagate |
| we will propagate |
| you will propagate |
| they will propagate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have propagated |
| you will have propagated |
| he/she/it will have propagated |
| we will have propagated |
| you will have propagated |
| they will have propagated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be propagating |
| you will be propagating |
| he/she/it will be propagating |
| we will be propagating |
| you will be propagating |
| they will be propagating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been propagating |
| you have been propagating |
| he/she/it has been propagating |
| we have been propagating |
| you have been propagating |
| they have been propagating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been propagating |
| you will have been propagating |
| he/she/it will have been propagating |
| we will have been propagating |
| you will have been propagating |
| they will have been propagating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been propagating |
| you had been propagating |
| he/she/it had been propagating |
| we had been propagating |
| you had been propagating |
| they had been propagating |
| Conditional |
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| I would propagate |
| you would propagate |
| he/she/it would propagate |
| we would propagate |
| you would propagate |
| they would propagate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have propagated |
| you would have propagated |
| he/she/it would have propagated |
| we would have propagated |
| you would have propagated |
| they would have propagated |
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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"
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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
spread suppress, hide, cover up, withhold, stifle, hush up, keep under wraps
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propagate
verb2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:
3. To make (information) generally known:
Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.
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Translations
množit sešířit
formeresprede
breiîa út, dreifarækta; æxlast
dauginimasdauginimasispropaguoti
izplatītpavairotpropagandētvairot
rozmnožiť sašíriť
üre mekyaymak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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propagate
vi → sich fortpflanzen or vermehren ; (views) → sich aus- or verbreiten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
propagate
[ˈprɒpəˌgeɪt]1. vt → propagare
2. vi (plants, theories) → propagarsi ; (birds) → riprodursi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
propagate
(ˈpropəgeit) verb1. to spread (news etc). versprei يَنْشُر разпространявам espalhar šířit verbreiten sprede διαδίδω propagar levitama پراکندن levittää propager לְהִתרַבּוֹת फैलाना, प्रचार करना, प्रचारित करना (el)terjeszt menyebarkan breiða út, dreifa diffondere, diffondersi 宣伝する 선전하다 propaguoti, skleisti propagandēt; izplatīt menyebarkan verspreiden spre, utbre szerzyć زياتول،خپرول espalhar a (se) răspândi; a (se) propaga распространять šíriť, propagovať širiti propagirati sprida แพร่ข่าว yaymak 宣傳,傳播 розповсюджувати, поширювати پھيلانا truyền bá 宣传,传播
2. to (make plants) produce seeds. voortplant يُوَلِّد، يُبقي على الجِنْس بالتَّكاثُر، يُنْتِج плодя се reproduzir (roz)množit se fortpflanzen formere αναπαράγω, αναπαράγομαι propagarse paljundama تکثیر کردن kasvattaa 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 خپرول reproduzir a (se) înmulţi размножать (roz)množiť sa razploditi, razmnožiti rasploditi fortplanta [sig] แพร่พันธุ์ üre(t)mek 繁殖 розмножувати; розводити بيج تيار کرنا nhân giống 繁殖
ˌpropaˈgation noun voortplanting نَشْر، بَث، تكاثُر разпространяване propagação propagace die Verbreitung formering αναπαραγωγή, διάδοση propagación levitamine تکثیر؛ انتشار leviäminen propagation רבייה प्रचारण szaporítás penyebaran ræktun; æxlun propagazione, diffusione 繁殖 선전, 보습, 만연시킴 skleidimas, dauginimas(is) izplatīšana; (augu u.tml.) pavairošana pembiakan verspreiding, voortplanting utbredelse; avl, formering szerzenie, rozmnażanie خپرون،نشر propagação propagare распространение; размножение propagácia širjenje propagiranje spridning, fortplantning การขยายพันธุ์ต้นไม้ด้วยเมล็ด yayma, üreme 宣傳 розмноження; поширення نشر و اشاعت sự nhân giống; sự truyền bá 宣传
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prop·a·gate
v. propagar, diseminar.
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