propagate
(verb) multiply sexually or asexually
propagate
(verb) cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
(verb) cause to become widely known; “spread information”; “circulate a rumor”; “broadcast the news”
propagate
(verb) transmit or cause to broaden or spread; “This great civilization was propagated throughout the land”
spread, propagate
(verb) become distributed or widespread; “the infection spread”; “Optimism spread among the population”
propagate
(verb) transmit; “propagate sound or light through air”
propagate
(verb) travel through the air; “sound and light propagate in this medium”
propagate
(verb) transmit from one generation to the next; “propagate these characteristics”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
propagate (third-person singular simple present propagates, present participle propagating, simple past and past participle propagated)
(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production
(transitive) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space
(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate
(obsolete, transitive) To multiply; to increase.
(transitive) To generate; to produce.
(biology, intransitive) To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants
(intransitive, computing) To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
(transitive, computing) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
Source: Wiktionary
Prop"a*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propagated; p. pr. & vb. n. Propagating.] Etym: [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.]
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.
2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
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. The infection was propagated insensibly. De Foe.
4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.] Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate. Shak.
5. To generate; to produce. Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life. De Quincey.
Syn.
– To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse; disseminate; promote.
Prop"a*gate, v. i.
Definition: To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly. No need that thou Should'st propagate, already infinite. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2024
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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