Definitions for propagate
ˈprɒp əˌgeɪtprop·a·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. propagateverb

   transmit from one generation to the next

   "propagate these characteristics"

2. propagateverb

   travel through the air

   "sound and light propagate in this medium"

3. propagateverb

   transmit

   "propagate sound or light through air"

4. spread, propagateverb

   become distributed or widespread

   "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

5. propagateverb

   transmit or cause to broaden or spread

   "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

   cause to become widely known

   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

7. propagateverb

   cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

8. propagateverb

   multiply sexually or asexually

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. propagateverb

   To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.

2. propagateverb

   To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.

3. propagateverb

   To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate

4. propagateverb

   To multiply; to increase.

5. propagateverb

   To generate; to produce.

6. propagateverb

   To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.

7. propagateverb

   To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

   It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.

8. propagateverb

   To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

   The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROPAGATEverb

   Etymology: propago, Latin.

   1. To continue or spread by generation or successive production.

   All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget,
   Is propagated curse! John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

   Is it an elder brother’s duty so
   To propagate his family and name;
   You would not have yours die and buried with you? Thomas Otway.

   From hills and dales the cheerful cries rebound;
   For echo hunts along, and propagates the sound. Dryden.

   2. To extend; to widen.

   I have upon a high and pleasant hill
   Feign’d fortune to be thron’d: the base o’ th’ mount
   Is rank’d with all deserts, all kind of natures,
   That labour on the bosom of this sphere
   To propagate their states. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   3. To carry on from place to place; to promote.

   Some have thought the propagating of religion by arms not only lawful, but meritorious. Decay of Piety.

   Who are those that truth must propagate,
   Within the confines of my father’s state. Dryden.

   Those who seek truth only, and desire to propagate nothing else, freely expose their principles to the test. John Locke.

   Because dense bodies conserve their heat a long time, and the densest bodies conserve their heat the longest, the vibrations of their parts are of a lasting nature; and therefore may be propagated along solid fibres of uniform dense matter to a great distance, for conveying into the brain the impressions made upon all the organs of sense. Newton.

   4. To encrease; to promote.

   Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
   Which thou wilt propagate, to have them prest
   With more of thine. William Shakespeare.

   Sooth’d with his future fame,
   And pleas’d to hear his propagated name. Dryden.

   5. To generate.

   Superstitious notions, propagated in fancy, are hardly ever totally eradicated. Clarissa.

2. To Propagateverb

   To have offspring.

   No need that thou
   Should’st propagate, already infinite,
   And through all numbers absolute, though one. John Milton.

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1. propagate

   To propagate means to spread or transmit widely, expand, or multiply. This can refer to spreading an idea, belief, or piece of information among people. It can also refer to the process of breeding or creating more of a certain plant or animal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Propagateverb

   to cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree

2. Propagateverb

   to cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light

3. Propagateverb

   to spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion

4. Propagateverb

   to multiply; to increase

5. Propagateverb

   to generate; to produce

6. Propagateverb

   to have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Propagate

   prop′a-gāt, v.t. to increase by generation or other natural process: to multiply plants by layers: to extend: to produce: to impel forward in space, as sound, light, energy, &c.: to spread from one to another: to promote: to extend the knowledge of: (obs.) to increase.—v.i. to be produced or multiplied: to have young.—adj. Prop′agable, that can be propagated or increased by generation or other natural process.—ns. Propagan′da, Prop′agand, a committee (congregatio de propaganda fide) at Rome charged with the management of the R.C. missions: any association for the spread of opinions and principles, esp. such as are opposed to the existing government; Propagand′ism, practice of propagating tenets or principles: zeal in spreading one's opinions: proselytism; Propagand′ist, one who devotes himself to propagandism; Propagā′tion, act of propagating: the spreading or extension of anything, as light, sound, energy, &c.: increase: enlargement.—adj. Prop′agātive.—ns. Prop′agātor; Propagatō′rium (biol.), the reproductive apparatus.—adj. Prop′agātory.—ns. Propā′go, a layer or branch laid down to root; Propag′ūlum, a runner or sucker ending in an expanded bud: a gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algæ. [L. propāgāre, -ātum, conn. with pro-pāg-o, a layer.]

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1. • Biology
   • Move
   • Pass On
   • Plant
   • Reproduce
   • Spread
   • Transmit
   • Travel
   • Treat

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How to say propagate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of propagate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of propagate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of propagate in a Sentence

1. Leia CEO David Fattal:

   It's a very simple LCD technology, which is the technology that equips most of the cell phones and most of the regular displays today. As we essentially change just one small chief component which is called the backlight and we introduce our nano technology on to it. It sounds very scary but actually it's very benign and cheap to do. And out of this we're able to send rays of light into space instead of disorganized light that would propagate in all directions.

2. David Kaplan:

   The holy grail, if we all do our job right, is that you only need one animal in the initial biopsy, you can do what we call' immortalize' those cells so they essentially propagate forever.

3. Associated Press:

   It moreover attempts to propagate the well-established lie that cross-line assistance is improving despite multiple reports from the Secretary-General stating the opposite, and it removes any mention of the Security Council-supported political process.

4. Rudy Tanzi:

   I like to say the amyloid is like the match, and the tangles are like brush fires that propagate and spread over decades, and along the way you're triggering big forest fires, that's neuroinflammation.

5. James Murdoch:

   The damage is profound, the sacking of the Capitol is proof positive that what we thought was dangerous is indeed very, very much so. Those outlets that propagate lies to their audience have unleashed insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=propagate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Propagate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=propagate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propagate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=propagate