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verb
- 1. breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock: "try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings" Similar
- 2. spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely: "the French propagated the idea that the English were drunkards" Similar
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PROPAGATE definition: 1. to produce a new plant using a parent plant: 2. (of a plant or animal) to produce young plants…. Learn more.
1. : to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction. 2. : to pass along to offspring. 3. a. : to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend. b. : to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize. c.
To propagate is to be fruitful and multiply, by the usual routes of reproduction, or by spreading something around — like a rumor. Propagate comes from the Latin word propagare , which means "to reproduce plants, breed."
PROPAGATE meaning: 1. to produce a new plant using a parent plant: 2. (of a plant or animal) to produce young plants…. Learn more.
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.
If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.
Definition of propagate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
