propagate

Meaning

  1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
  2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
  3. 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) To multiply; to increase.
  5. To generate; to produce.
  6. To be propagated; to travel.
  7. To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
  8. To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
  9. To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

Synonyms

pass around

go forward

cause to expand

negociate

sow in

spread widely

spread rumours

be contaminated

be the cause of

condemn publicly

culture germs

disseminate distribute

(to) decentralize

(to) decentralise

be on the air

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/
Etymology

From Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō.

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