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propagate
[ prop-uh-geyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
- to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring.
- to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
- to cause to increase in number or amount.
- to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit:
to propagate sound.
- to spread (a disease) from one individual to another:
Dr. John Atlee believed believed that filthy living conditions probably propagated cholera.
- Computers. to cause (an update or other alteration) to take effect throughout a network of devices:
The active master database replicates updates to the standby master database, which propagates the updates to the subscribers.
verb (used without object)
- to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
- to increase in extent, as a structural flaw:
The crack will propagate only to this joint.
- (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium.
- Computers. to take effect throughout a network of devices.
propagate
/ ˈɒəˌɡɪ /
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 wave
to propagate sound
- tr to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next
Derived Forms
- ˌDZ貹ˈپDzԲ, adjective
- ˌDZ貹ˈپDz, noun
- ˈDZ貹پ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ···پ DZ···ٴ· [prop, -, uh, -g, uh, -tawr-ee], adjective
- DZ···ٴǰ noun
- non·DZ···پ adjective
- -DZ···Բ adjective
- un·DZ···پ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of propagate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of propagate1
Example Sentences
President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution of propagating “divisive, race-based ideology” and issued an executive order Thursday demanding an end to federal funding for exhibitions and programs based on racial themes that “divide Americans.”
And when the particular branch rebloomed pink several times during the season, Carruth came in the fall and took a cutting so the rose could be propagated by a grower in Arizona.
“Tár” takes place inside that vacuum, where the conductor propagates this great myth to maintain her control.
Since palms are one type of plant that really can’t propagate in freezing temperatures, Reichgelt wanted to know just how far north they might spread.
But instead of ogling violence to exploit its evil and nauseate the audience, Lynch calls attention to the systems that propagate it.
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