Propagate

  • 21propagate — 1. To reproduce; to generate. 2. To move along a fiber, e.g., propagation of the nerve impulse. [L. propago, pp. atus, to generate, reproduce] * * * prop·a·gate präp ə .gāt vb, gat·ed; gat·ing vt 1) …

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  • 22propagate — Synonyms and related words: bear, beget, bestrew, breed, breed true, bring forth, broadcast, bruit about, circulate, circumfuse, copulate, crossbreed, cultivate, deal out, deliver, develop, diffract, diffuse, dispense, disperse, dispread,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 23propagate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. breed, generate, produce, disseminate; spread, broadcast, publish, increase; multiply. See production, publication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To beget] Syn. breed, engender, create, originate, father,… …

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  • 24propagate — prop|a|gate [ prapə,geıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive TECHNICAL if an animal, cell, etc. propagates it increases in number by REPRODUCTION 2. ) transitive TECHNICAL to grow new plants or to make a plant produce more plants: The plant is …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25propagate — prop·a·gate || prÉ‘pÉ™geɪt / prÉ’ v. procreate, generate, reproduce; scatter, disseminate; multiply, proliferate, increase; spread, extend …

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  • 26propagate — verb 1》 breed by natural processes from the parent stock.     ↘cause to increase in number or amount. 2》 promote (an idea, knowledge, etc.) widely. 3》 transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction. Derivatives propagation noun propagative… …

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  • 27propagate — v. a. 1. Multiply, increase, continue. 2. Spread, diffuse, disseminate, circulate, extend, spread abroad, promulgate, promote. 3. Generate, beget, engender, procreate, breed, produce, bring into being, originate …

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  • 28propagate — v 1. reproduce, multiply, proliferate; breed, procreate, beget, generate; bear, bring forth, deliver, give birth, (of animals) drop; hatch, spawn. 2. promulgate, disseminate, spread, transmit; circulate, give out, give to the world, distribute,… …

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  • 29propagate — prop·a·gate …

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  • 30propagate — [ˈprɒpəˌgeɪt] verb [T] 1) to spread ideas or beliefs to a lot of people 2) technical to make a plant produce more plants propagation [ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …

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