propagate
Meaning
- To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
- To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
- To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
- (obsolete) To multiply; to increase.
- To generate; to produce.
- To be propagated; to travel.
- To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
- To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
- 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
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/
Etymology
From Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō.
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