Propagate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Multiply sexually or asexually.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 3
Transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 4
Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering.
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 5
Become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Transmit; "propagate sound or light through air".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
- Broadcast
- Disperse
- Circularize
- Circularise
- Circulate
- Disseminate
- Spread
- Pass Around
- Distribute
- Diffuse
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Meaning 8
Transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.