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propagate

[ prop-uh-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

propagated, propagating.
  1. to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
  2. to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
  3. to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring.
  4. to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
  5. to cause to increase in number or amount.
  6. 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.

  7. to spread (a disease) from one individual to another:

    Dr. John Atlee believed believed that filthy living conditions probably propagated cholera.

  8. 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)

propagated, propagating.
  1. to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
  2. to increase in extent, as a structural flaw:

    The crack will propagate only to this joint.

  3. (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium.
  4. Computers. to take effect throughout a network of devices.

propagate

/ ˈɒəˌɡɪ /

verb

  1. biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed
  2. tr horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc
  3. tr to promulgate; disseminate
  4. physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave

    to propagate sound

  5. tr to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZ貹ˈپDzԲ, adjective
  • ˌDZ貹ˈپDz, noun
  • ˈDZ貹پ, adjective
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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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of propagate1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin DZ岵ٳܲ (past participle of DZ岵 “to reproduce (a plant) by cuttings, spread for sprouting, propagate, enlarge),” equivalent to DZ岵(ŧ) “something set out, scion, slip” ( pro- pro- 1 + 岵-, base of pangere “to fasten” + noun suffix) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of propagate1

C16: from Latin DZ岵 to increase (plants) by cuttings, from DZ岵ŧ a cutting, from pangere to fasten
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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.”

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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.

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“Tár” takes place inside that vacuum, where the conductor propagates this great myth to maintain her control.

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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.

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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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