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Meaning of 'propagate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Propagate [ v. i.]
- To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
2 . Propagate [ 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.
- To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
- To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.
- To multiply; to increase.
- To generate; to produce.

Meaning of 'propagate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . propagate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to become widely known
Example in sentence:
  • broadcast the news;
  • circulate a rumor;
  • spread information
Meaning (2):
- become distributed or widespread
Example in sentence:
  • Optimism spread among the population;
  • the infection spread
Meaning (3):
- transmit
Example in sentence:
  • propagate sound or light through air;
  • The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine
Meaning (4):
- transmit from one generation to the next
Example in sentence:
  • propagate these characteristics
Meaning (5):
- travel through the air
Example in sentence:
  • sound and light propagate in this medium
Meaning (6):
- transmit or cause to broaden or spread
Example in sentence:
  • This great civilization was propagated throughout the land

Nearby Words:

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