propagated

[ prop-uh-gey-tid ]

adjective

1. (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?

2. (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.

3. (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.

4. (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.

5. (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.

6. 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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of propagate ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-prop·a·gat·ed adjective
• un·prop·a·gat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of propagated¹

propagate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

If left unrepaired, this damage may propagate and break down pavements and bridges.

From Singularity Hub 

Voter suppression is an issue in this country, most of it propagated by the Republican Party.

From Vox

It has to propagate from one place to another at finite speed, like any other interaction in nature.

From Quanta Magazine

Platforms are also taking aggressive action to remove inauthentic accounts and reduce the spread of misinformation that social media propagated in 2016.

From Fortune

Instead of observing dogs and extrapolating backward, he examined another social canid species and propagated them forward.

From Freakonomics

Spread happens easily, however, and epidemics are propagated when the third form of plague occurs: pneumonia plague.

From The Daily Beast

Three reasons; first of all I am an immigrant and the work of immigrants was not propagated in the Soviet Union.

From The Daily Beast

Contrary to the image of the typical heroin user propagated by the media, those using it are not all poverty-stricken delinquents.

From The Daily Beast

Payne called the Krokodil fiasco the “story of the month,” blaming it both on misinformation and myths propagated by the media.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast presents seven more crazy ideas about rape that have been propagated by politicians and frat boys over the years.

From The Daily Beast

This experiment was made to ascertain the progress and subsequent effects of the disease when thus propagated.

From Project Gutenberg

Several instances have come under my observation which justify the assertion that the disease cannot be propagated by effluvia.

From Project Gutenberg

The perennials are propagated by dividing the roots or by young cuttings in spring, or by seeds.

From Project Gutenberg

They propagated their species with perfect recklessness, and it was therefore useless to expect any increased civilisation.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, the slower we go, the better the faith will be propagated, and the more you will amuse yourself.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cultivated
• cultured
• produced
• raised
• trained