propagate

verb

prop·a·gate ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt How to pronounce propagate (audio)

propagated; propagating

transitive verb

: to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction

: to pass along to offspring

: to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend

: to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize

: to transmit (something, such as sound or light) through a medium

intransitive verb

: to multiply sexually or asexually

: increase, extend

: to travel through space or a material

—used of wave energy (such as light, sound, or radio waves)

propagative

ˈprä-pə-ˌgā-tiv How to pronounce propagate (audio)

adjective

propagator

ˈprä-pə-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce propagate (audio)

noun

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The origins of propagate are firmly rooted in the field of horticulture. The word is a 16th century Latin borrowing, ultimately from the verb propagare, which means "to set (onto a plant) a small shoot or twig cut for planting or grafting." The word's meaning quickly extended from the realm of the farm and field to less material kinds of reproduction, such as the spreading of ideas and beliefs. The similarity between propagate and propaganda is not coincidental; that word also comes to us from propagare, although it took a more circuitous route.

Example Sentences

We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds. He propagated the apple tree by grafting. The plants failed to propagate.

Recent Examples on the Web The center is working to mitigate some of these concerns by tagging their mussels so as not to propagate animals with the same genetics in a subsequent season.

Katherine Rapin, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 Mathur and others also argued that the new work implies a nonlocal effect—one that does not propagate through space but jumps from one place to another—to extract information from the black hole.

George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 In this way, billions upon billions upon billions of signals independently and simultaneously propagate through the entire brain across the massive network of 85 billion neurons.

Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 If my rental car tree happened to be an American beech, and if it were allowed to mature and propagate an old-growth forest in the Upper Midwest, then future forests could replicate the processes that stored carbon for thousands of years.

Jason Mclachlan, The Conversation, 27 July 2022 To propagate them in pots, trim your herbs leaving three nodes with foliage on it and three nodes without leaves.

Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Scheduled during a programming lull in the summer, the presentations have enjoyed robust media coverage, and the spread over multiple weeks has allowed the revelations and stories to propagate and sink in.

Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 In any nuclear reactor, the purpose is to maintain a nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel that generates heat and also additional neutrons, which are used to propagate the chain reaction.

Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2022 The initial push in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in populations that now propagate in the wild.

Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2021 See More

单词	propagate
释义	propagate verb prop·a·gate ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt propagated; propagating transitive verb 1 : to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction 2 : to pass along to offspring 3 a : to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend b : to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (something, such as an idea or belief) : publicize c : to transmit (something, such as sound or light) through a medium intransitive verb 1 : to multiply sexually or asexually 2 : increase, extend 3 : to travel through space or a material —used of wave energy (such as light, sound, or radio waves) propagative ˈprä-pə-ˌgā-tiv adjective propagator ˈprä-pə-ˌgā-tər noun Did you know? The origins of propagate are firmly rooted in the field of horticulture. The word is a 16th century Latin borrowing, ultimately from the verb propagare, which means "to set (onto a plant) a small shoot or twig cut for planting or grafting." The word's meaning quickly extended from the realm of the farm and field to less material kinds of reproduction, such as the spreading of ideas and beliefs. The similarity between propagate and propaganda is not coincidental; that word also comes to us from propagare, although it took a more circuitous route. Synonyms breed multiply procreate reproduce See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We are discovering new ways to propagate plants without seeds. He propagated the apple tree by grafting. The plants failed to propagate. Recent Examples on the Web The center is working to mitigate some of these concerns by tagging their mussels so as not to propagate animals with the same genetics in a subsequent season. Katherine Rapin, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 Mathur and others also argued that the new work implies a nonlocal effect—one that does not propagate through space but jumps from one place to another—to extract information from the black hole. George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 In this way, billions upon billions upon billions of signals independently and simultaneously propagate through the entire brain across the massive network of 85 billion neurons. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 If my rental car tree happened to be an American beech, and if it were allowed to mature and propagate an old-growth forest in the Upper Midwest, then future forests could replicate the processes that stored carbon for thousands of years. Jason Mclachlan, The Conversation, 27 July 2022 To propagate them in pots, trim your herbs leaving three nodes with foliage on it and three nodes without leaves. Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 18 Aug. 2022 Scheduled during a programming lull in the summer, the presentations have enjoyed robust media coverage, and the spread over multiple weeks has allowed the revelations and stories to propagate and sink in. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 In any nuclear reactor, the purpose is to maintain a nuclear fission chain reaction in the fuel that generates heat and also additional neutrons, which are used to propagate the chain reaction. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2022 The initial push in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in populations that now propagate in the wild. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, from propages slip, offspring, from pro- before + pangere to fasten — more at pro-, pact First Known Use 1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition propagate verb prop·a·gate ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt propagated; propagating 1 : to have or cause to have offspring : multiply You can propagate apple trees from seed. 2 : to cause (as an idea or belief) to spread out and affect a greater number or wider area The preacher traveled to propagate his faith. Medical Definition propagate verb prop·a·gate ˈpräp-ə-ˌgāt propagated; propagating transitive verb 1 : to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction 2 : to cause to spread or to be transmitted intransitive verb : to multiply sexually or asexually propagate verb 1 as in to reproduce to bring forth offspring the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance reproduce multiply breed produce generate procreate spawn have beget engender parent mother hatch get gender sire bear 2 as in to disseminate to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith Synonyms & Similar Words disseminate spread circulate transmit broadcast impart dispense communicate diffuse convey radiate disperse scatter sow dissipate sprawl pass (on) Antonyms & Near Antonyms conceal hide hold (in) secrete obscure restrict contain veil mask limit enshroud cloak shroud See More
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