propagate
[ prop-uh-geyt ]
/ ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt /
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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RELATED WORDS
multiply, proliferate, inseminate, transmit, publicize, circulate, disseminate, increase, impregnate, raise, engender, sire, fertilize, originate, father, bear, grow, procreate, produce, mother
Nearby words
- propaedeutic,
- propagable,
- propaganda,
- propagandist,
- propagandize,
- propagation,
- propagative,
- propagator,
- propagule,
- propagulum
Origin of propagate
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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
Word Origin for propagate
C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten
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propagate
1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c.1600. Related: Propagated; propagating.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
propagate
[ prŏp′ə-gāt′ ]
v.
To cause an organism to multiply or breed.
To breed offspring.
To transmit characteristics from one generation to another.
To cause to move in some direction or through a medium, such as a wave or nerve impulse.
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