propagate
verb (used with object)
to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
propagates
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present tense formof propagate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Over generations, the trait propagates through the population until what was once a rare mutation becomes commonplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Tár” takes place inside that vacuum, where the conductor propagates this great myth to maintain her control.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Recent publications by the Hannezo group suggest that cell communication propagates in waves -- an interplay between biochemical signals, physical behavior, and motion.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
Now a nonprofit, the group propagates and distributes about 10,000 native saplings annually from wild-collected seed, mostly to other nonprofits and ecological restoration efforts.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
For he who sins against his country outrages every law human and divine; he disgraces the mother who bore him and the children he propagates.
From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Hermann Sudermann
