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propagate
[ prop-uh-geyt ]
/ ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt /
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verb (used with object), prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing.
verb (used without object), prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing.
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Origin of propagate
OTHER WORDS FROM propagate
Words nearby propagate
propaedeutic, propagable, propaganda, propagandist, propagandize, propagate, propagated, propagation, propagator, propagule, propane
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British Dictionary definitions for propagate
propagate
/ (ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt) /
verb
biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed
(tr) horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc
(tr) to promulgate; disseminate
physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a waveto propagate sound
(tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next
Derived forms of propagate
propagation, nounpropagational, adjectivepropagative, adjectiveWord Origin for propagate
C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten
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