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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: propagate
propagate
v 1: transmit from one generation to the next;
“propagate these
characteristics”
2: travel through the air;
“sound and light propagate in this
medium”
3: transmit;
“propagate sound or light through air”
4: become distributed or widespread;
“the infection spread”;
“Optimism spread among the population” [syn:
spread]
5: transmit or cause to broaden or spread;
“This great
civilization was propagated throughout the land”
6: cause to become widely known;
“spread information”;
“circulate a rumor”;
“broadcast the news” [syn:
circulate,
circularize,
circularise,
distribute,
disseminate,
broadcast,
spread,
diffuse,
disperse,
pass around
]
7: cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8: multiply sexually or asexually
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Propagate
Propagate
\Prop"a*gate\, v. i.
To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by
generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate
rapidly.
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No need that thou
Should'st propagate, already infinite. --Milton.
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Propagate
\Prop"a*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Propagated; p.
pr. & vb. n.
Propagating.] [L. propagatus, p. p. of
propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of
a plant, slip, shoot. See
Pro-, and cf.
Pact,
Prop,
Prune, v. t.]
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1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or
successive production; -- applied to animals and plants;
as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate
a species of fruit tree.
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2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward
in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
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3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge
of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place;
to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to
propagate the Christian religion.
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The infection was propagated insensibly. --De Foe.
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4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.]
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Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
Which thou wilt propagate. --Shak.
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5. To generate; to produce.
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Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
--De Quincey.
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Syn: To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse;
disseminate; promote.
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