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noun
- 1. the breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock: "the propagation of plants by root cuttings"
- 2. the action of widely spreading and promoting an idea, theory, etc.: "a life devoted to the propagation of the Catholic faith"
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the act or process of spreading something, especially a harmful message or opinion, among a lot of people: The site is a platform for the propagation of the group’s ideology. They have allowed the propagation of hateful messages. A file isn’t always necessary for the propagation of a computer virus. physics specialized.
PROPAGATE definition: 1. to produce a new plant using a parent plant: 2. (of a plant or animal) to produce young plants…. Learn more.
: the act or action of propagating: such as. a. : increase (as of a kind of organism) in numbers. b. : the spreading of something (such as a belief) abroad or into new regions. c. : enlargement or extension (as of a crack) in a solid body. Examples of propagation in a Sentence.
Propagation definition: the act of propagating. . See examples of PROPAGATION used in a sentence.
noun. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production. synonyms: generation, multiplication. see more. noun. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions. synonyms: extension. see more. noun. the movement of a wave through a medium. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Propagation."
PROPAGATION definition: a propagating or being propagated | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Definition of propagation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
He urged the growing of mulberry trees and the propagation of silk worms, as being of more value than tobacco. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings. They also frequently met at the committees of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel.
Noun. Filter. noun. A propagating or being propagated. Webster's New World. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. The process of spreading to a larger area or greater number; dissemination. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions.
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.
