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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.
Jun 2, 2024 · 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.
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 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.
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 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."
Definition of propagate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. 1. biology. to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed. 2. (transitive) horticulture. to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc. 3. (transitive) to promulgate; disseminate. 4. physics.
PROPAGATE definition: 1. If you propagate plants, you help them to produce new plants, and if plants propagate, they…. Learn more.
To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed. 2. To breed (offspring). 3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another. 4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith. 5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.
