propagate

ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt

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Conjugation

Definition of propagate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

spread ideas

tr.

spread and promote an idea or theory widely

tr.

They used social media to propagate their political beliefs.

broadcast

circulate

disseminate

technology

intr.

TECH.

take effect across a network

intr.

TECH.

The update will propagate to all devices.

disseminate

spread

biology

intr.

TECH.

multiply sexually or asexually

intr.

TECH.

Bacteria propagate rapidly in warm conditions.

breed

reproduce

breed naturally

tr.

TECH.

breed specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes

tr.

TECH.

Gardeners propagate roses by taking cuttings.

breed

multiply

reproduce

movement

tr.

TECH.

cause to move through space

tr.

TECH.

The sound waves propagate through the air.

convey

disseminate

transmit

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Origin of propagate

Latin, propagare (to spread)

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transmission medium

physics

substance through which waves propagate

layer

horticulture

propagate a plant by layering

engraft

botany

insert a scion of one plant into another to propagate it

micrografting

horticulture

technique to propagate plants using small tissue pieces

Examples of propagate in a sentence

The group works to propagate environmental awareness.
The signal will propagate through the entire network.
Changes in the system settings will propagate automatically.
Many plants propagate from cuttings.
These cells propagate by division.
Farmers propagate crops to ensure a good harvest.

They propagate orchids in the greenhouse.
The pulse propagates along the nerve.
Light can propagate through empty space.

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French:répandre, se propager, ...
German:verbreiten, ausbreiten, ...
Italian:propagare, propagarsi, ...
Spanish:propagar, propagarse, ...
Portuguese:propagar, difundir, ...
Chinese:传播, 扩散, ...
Japanese:広める, 伝播する, ...
Arabic:نَشَرَ, اِنْتَشَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפִּיץ, לְהִתְפַּשֵּׂט, ...
Russian:распространять, распространяться, ...
Ukrainian:поширювати, поширюватися, ...
Hindi:प्रचार करना, प्रभावी होना, ...
Bengali:প্রচার করা, প্রভাব বিস্তার করা, ...
Catalan:difondre, propagar-se, ...
Czech:šířit, propagovat se, ...
Danish:udbrede, sprede sig, ...
Dutch:verspreiden, zich verspreiden, ...
Greek:διαδίδω, εξαπλώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:terjeszteni, terjedni, ...
Khmer:ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ, រីកសាយភាយតាមបណ្តាញ, ...
Korean:전파하다, 전파되다, ...
Persian:ترویج کردن, منتقل شد, ...
Polish:propagować, rozprzestrzeniać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):propagar, disseminar, ...
Romanian:a propaga, a difuza, ...
Swedish:sprida, sprida sig, ...
Thai:เผยแพร่, แพร่กระจาย, ...
Turkish:yaymak, yayılmak, ...
Vietnamese:truyền bá, truyền, ...

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