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propagate

释义

propagate

verb

UK /ˈprɒpəɡeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	propagate
he/she/it	propagates
present participle	propagating
past tense	propagated
past participle	propagated

1
transitive to spread ideas, beliefs etc to a lot of people
This was an idea first propagated by Marx.
Synonyms and related words
To tell someone something, or to give information
tell
deliver
report
2
transitive to grow new plants from seeds or from pieces cut from an existing plant, or to make a plant produce more plants
The plant is readily propagated from leaf cuttings.
Synonyms and related words
Gardening
aerate
bed out
bonsai
3
intransitive/transitive if an animal, cell etc propagates it increases in number by reproduction
Synonyms and related words
Cell biology
antioxidant
axon
bioprinting

propagate

verb

US /ˈprɑpəˌɡeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	propagate
he/she/it	propagates
present participle	propagating
past tense	propagated
past participle	propagated

1
intransitive/transitive if an animal, cell, etc. propagates it increases in number by reproduction
Synonyms and related words
Cell biology
axon
bioprinting
cell
2
transitive to grow new plants from seeds or from pieces cut from an existing plant, or to make a plant produce more plants
The plant is readily propagated from leaf cuttings.
Synonyms and related words
Gardening
aerate
bed out
bonsai
3
transitive to spread ideas, beliefs, etc. to a lot of people
This was an idea first propagated by Marx.
Synonyms and related words
To tell someone something, or to give information
tell
deliver
report

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