propagate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
2. (transitive) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
3. (transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To multiply; to increase.
5. (transitive) To generate; to produce.
6. (intransitive) To be propagated; to travel.
7. (intransitive) To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
8. (intransitive) To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
9. (transitive) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

Adj

propagated

Synonyms

spread

disseminate

circulate

multiply

diffuse

breed

broadcast

publicize

transmit

distribute

reproduce

extend

disperse

circularise

scatter

increase

proclaim

make known

promulgate

circularize

convey

pass around

communicate

announce

spawn

sow

publish

propagandize

report

preach

augment

go around

grow

expand

impart

proliferate

cross

create

bring up

condition

bring forward

apply

drift

draw out

draw

bring

alien

👽

do

divaricate

check

Translations

propager

propagar

propagar

difundir

verbreiten

propagare

üretmek

διαδίδω

diffuser

propagarsi

trasmettere

propagar-se

propagar

πολλαπλασιάζω

parsemer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1535; from Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.