propagated
(of an organism) multiplied by any process of reproduction from the parent stock: Did pumping out a lot of artificially propagated salmon have a negative impact out in the ocean?
(of a rumor, idea, doctrine, etc.) spread from person to person; disseminated: The article gives readers the truth about the proposed reform while debunking widely propagated misinformation.
(of disease) transmitted from one individual to another: Not only can transmission of avian viruses to mammals occur, but it can lead to propagated infection.
(of hereditary features or elements) transmitted to or through offspring: Birth defects have nothing to do with evolution, as they are not propagated traits and are not a result of adaptation.
(of an effect) created at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves or energy, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmitted:The propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including electromagnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof.
Computers. noting an update or other alteration that has taken effect throughout a network of devices: Improper security settings or incompletely propagated password changes can cause errors.
the simple past tense and past participle of propagate.
Origin of propagated
1Other words from propagated
- self-prop·a·gat·ed, adjective
- un·prop·a·gat·ed, adjective
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How to use propagated in a sentence
If left unrepaired, this damage may propagate and break down pavements and bridges.
Smart Concrete Could Pave the Way for High-Tech, Cost-Effective Roads | Luna Lu | November 13, 2020 | Singularity HubVoter suppression is an issue in this country, most of it propagated by the Republican Party.
Report: Election officials find no evidence of widespread voter fraud | Benjamin Rosenberg | November 11, 2020 | VoxIt has to propagate from one place to another at finite speed, like any other interaction in nature.
The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End | George Musser | October 29, 2020 | Quanta MagazinePlatforms are also taking aggressive action to remove inauthentic accounts and reduce the spread of misinformation that social media propagated in 2016.
The perils of letting social media titans correct misinformation | jakemeth | October 22, 2020 | FortuneInstead of observing dogs and extrapolating backward, he examined another social canid species and propagated them forward.
Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog (Ep. 436) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 22, 2020 | Freakonomics
Spread happens easily, however, and epidemics are propagated when the third form of plague occurs: pneumonia plague.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left) | Kent Sepkowitz | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThree reasons; first of all I am an immigrant and the work of immigrants was not propagated in the Soviet Union.
Punks, UFOs, and Heroin: How ‘Liquid Sky’ Became a Cult Movie | Daniel Genis | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTContrary to the image of the typical heroin user propagated by the media, those using it are not all poverty-stricken delinquents.
Payne called the Krokodil fiasco the “story of the month,” blaming it both on misinformation and myths propagated by the media.
The Daily Beast presents seven more crazy ideas about rape that have been propagated by politicians and frat boys over the years.
This experiment was made to ascertain the progress and subsequent effects of the disease when thus propagated.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerSeveral instances have come under my observation which justify the assertion that the disease cannot be propagated by effluvia.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerThe perennials are propagated by dividing the roots or by young cuttings in spring, or by seeds.
They propagated their species with perfect recklessness, and it was therefore useless to expect any increased civilisation.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellWell, the slower we go, the better the faith will be propagated, and the more you will amuse yourself.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
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