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What (who) is Propagate - definition
propagate
¦ 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 adjective
Origin
ME: from L. propagat-, propagare 'multiply from layers or shoots'; related to propago 'young shoot' (from a base meaning 'fix').
propagate
(propagates, propagating, propagated)
1.
If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it. (FORMAL)
They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
= disseminate
VERB: V n
• propagation
...the propagation of true Buddhism.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. (TECHNICAL)
The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...
The pasque flower can be propagated from seed.
VERB: V n, be V-ed from n, also V n from n
• propagation
...the successful propagation of a batch of plants.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
Propagate
III. Propagate ·vt To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
IV. Propagate ·vi To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
V. Propagate ·vt 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.
VI. Propagate ·vt 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.
Examples of use of Propagate
1. Can anybody propagate and convert Christians in Vatican?
2. Together they propagate nearly ' billion flower bulbs each year.
3. He called upon scholars to propagate true Islamic teachings.
4. It was not the result of a government deal as some people try to propagate.
5. German imams who propagate hate against any part of the population can now be deported.