propagatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒpəɡət(ə)ri/,

/ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈprɑpəɡəˌtɔri/

Forms: 1600s propagatorie, 1600s– propagatory.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: propagate v.; Latin propāgāt- , propāgāre , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < propagate v. or its etymon classical Latin propāgāt-, past participial stem of propāgāre + -ory suffix². With sense 1 compare propagative adj. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier propagable adj.

1. = propagative adj. rare before 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective]

bearingOE

genderinga1398

multiplyinga1400

fecundc1420

broodya1522

fruitful1526

breeding1552

procreant1588

procreative1598

increasing1600

broodious1602

prolifical1608

conceptiousa1616

plenteousa1616

conceptive1630

feracious1637

propagatory1647

prolific1650

proliferous1654

propagative1654

progenial1664

teemful1755

progenitive1769

breedy1824

proligerous1836

progenital1837

philoprogenitive1857

eugenesic1864

1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. x. 144 Which power God delegated unto man..by that propagatorie benediction, Crescite & multiplicamini.

1711 J. Porter Holy Seed 9 The Gentile Believers are called a chosen Generation, and a holy Nation as the Jews were, whose Children were the support of their Nation, and the Propagatory Seed of the Church.

1854 Rept. & Charts of Cruise of U.S. brig Dolphin 58 There is abundant authority for the substantive, adhesive, and propagatory character of this infectious principle.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 422/2 Entomologist and superintendent of a propagatory and experimental farm.

1959 E. Webber Escape to Utopia xix. 362 Couples would mate rather at will, while propagatory contacts would be controlled.

1968 B. T. Scheer & E. R. Jones in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. iii. i. 298 Propagatory rudiments or germ balls are present.

1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) vii. 204 Your mother was a visionary. Here, from this propagatory enclave—seedbed wrested from seabed—her Ozymandian colossi will rise.

†2. Able to be propagated; = propagable adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > that may be created, produced, or constructed

genderablea1398

makeablec1443

generable?a1505

frameable1559

parturient1599

omnipregnant1611

producible1640

creatablea1646

propagable1651

propagatory1652

creablea1656

produceable1677

productible1830

composable1929

the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > transmitting or passing on > transmitted or passed on > able to be

communicablea1533

conveyable1577

transmittable1611

traducible1633

derivative1637

derivable1640

transmissible1644

propagatory1652

transmigrable1689

propagablea1707

transmissive1709

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 196 Prophecy, as it is not hereditary by nature: so neither is it propagatory by art.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propagatory
释义	propagatoryadj. Brit. /ˈprɒpəɡət(ə)ri/, /ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈprɑpəɡəˌtɔri/ Forms: 1600s propagatorie, 1600s– propagatory. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: propagate v.; Latin propāgāt- , propāgāre , -ory suffix². Etymology: < propagate v. or its etymon classical Latin propāgāt-, past participial stem of propāgāre + -ory suffix². With sense 1 compare propagative adj. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier propagable adj. 1. = propagative adj. rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] bearingOE genderinga1398 multiplyinga1400 fecundc1420 broodya1522 fruitful1526 breeding1552 procreant1588 procreative1598 increasing1600 broodious1602 prolifical1608 conceptiousa1616 plenteousa1616 conceptive1630 feracious1637 propagatory1647 prolific1650 proliferous1654 propagative1654 progenial1664 teemful1755 progenitive1769 breedy1824 proligerous1836 progenital1837 philoprogenitive1857 eugenesic1864 1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. x. 144 Which power God delegated unto man..by that propagatorie benediction, Crescite & multiplicamini. 1711 J. Porter Holy Seed 9 The Gentile Believers are called a chosen Generation, and a holy Nation as the Jews were, whose Children were the support of their Nation, and the Propagatory Seed of the Church. 1854 Rept. & Charts of Cruise of U.S. brig Dolphin 58 There is abundant authority for the substantive, adhesive, and propagatory character of this infectious principle. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 422/2 Entomologist and superintendent of a propagatory and experimental farm. 1959 E. Webber Escape to Utopia xix. 362 Couples would mate rather at will, while propagatory contacts would be controlled. 1968 B. T. Scheer & E. R. Jones in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. iii. i. 298 Propagatory rudiments or germ balls are present. 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) vii. 204 Your mother was a visionary. Here, from this propagatory enclave—seedbed wrested from seabed—her Ozymandian colossi will rise. †2. Able to be propagated; = propagable adj. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > created or produced > that may be created, produced, or constructed genderablea1398 makeablec1443 generable?a1505 frameable1559 parturient1599 omnipregnant1611 producible1640 creatablea1646 propagable1651 propagatory1652 creablea1656 produceable1677 productible1830 composable1929 the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > transmitting or passing on > transmitted or passed on > able to be communicablea1533 conveyable1577 transmittable1611 traducible1633 derivative1637 derivable1640 transmissible1644 propagatory1652 transmigrable1689 propagablea1707 transmissive1709 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 196 Prophecy, as it is not hereditary by nature: so neither is it propagatory by art. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1647
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