Propagate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈprɑːpəɡeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word propagate
Brit.  |ˈprɒpəɡeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word propagate

verb

- transmit from one generation to the next
propagate these characteristics
- travel through the air
sound and light propagate in this medium
- transmit
propagate sound or light through air
- become distributed or widespread (syn: spread)
- transmit or cause to broaden or spread
This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
- cause to become widely known (syn: broadcast, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, spread)
- cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- multiply sexually or asexually

Extra examples

We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds.

He propagated the apple tree by grafting.

The plants failed to propagate.

Pigeons can be propagated in great numbers and at a very quick rate.

They made and propagated false rumours.

The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.

Propagate your plants in fresh soil.

This great civilization was propagated throughout the land

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: propagate
he/she/it: propagates
present participle: propagating
past tense: propagated
past participle: propagated
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