propagateprop‧a‧gate /ˈprɒpəɡeɪt $ ˈprɑː-/ verb formal 
The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.2[intransitive, transitive] if you propagate plants, or if they propagate, they start to grow from a parent plant to produce new plants: Propagate your plants in fresh soil.3[transitive] if an animal, insect etc propagates itself or is propagated, it increases in number SYN reproduce—propagation /ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINpropagate
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of propagare ‘to breed plants from shoots’, from propago ‘shoot from which a new plant is produced’VERB TABLE
propagate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | propagate |
| he, she, it | propagates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | propagated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have propagated |
| he, she, it | has propagated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had propagated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will propagate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have propagated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am propagating |
| he, she, it | is propagating | |
| you, we, they | are propagating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was propagating |
| you, we, they | were propagating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been propagating |
| he, she, it | has been propagating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been propagating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be propagating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been propagating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Rasberries can be propagated in two different ways.
- The belief that the king was a living god was propagated early in the 18th century.
- Further, deep-water surface waves propagate with almost no frictional loss of energy.
- Homer should have been flogged for propagating rubbish.
- If this is the case, then the task of propagating the ideal of legality is not a specifically legal one.
- In nature plants of this genus are propagated mainly from the seeds.
- The law denied to the state the right to propagate atheism or otherwise to interfere in religious affairs.
- The plant is propagated by dividing older tufts or by spores; growth is very slow.
- The vines are propagated by cuttings.
WORD SETS
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verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1[transitive] formal to spread an idea, belief etc to many people: The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.· It is not known to be propagated vegetatively at all and can only be reproduced from seeds.· These plants rarely produce spores but propagate vegetatively.· Under water as well as on dry land E. tenellus is propagated vegetatively from the root runners.· This Echinodorus is grown from seeds or propagated vegetatively from the bud plants arising on the floral stalks.· The species which propagate vegetatively repress the plants propagated only by seeds.
NOUN· We conclude that the systemic response is caused by an electrical signal propagating through the plant.· The species which propagate vegetatively repress the plants propagated only by seeds.
· It can also be propagated by seed.· In nature plants of this genus are propagated mainly from the seeds.· The species of Aponogeton are practically the only aquarium plants that must be virtually propagated from seeds.· The species which propagate vegetatively repress the plants propagated only by seeds.
The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.2[intransitive, transitive] if you propagate plants, or if they propagate, they start to grow from a parent plant to produce new plants: Propagate your plants in fresh soil.3[transitive] if an animal, insect etc propagates itself or is propagated, it increases in number SYN reproduce—propagation /ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]