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propagatepropagate /ˈprɑpəˌgeɪt/ verb formal ETYMOLOGYpropagateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of propagare to breed plants from shoots, from propago shoot from which a new plant is produced VERB TABLEpropagate |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
► propagate ... ideas The group launched a website to propagate its ideas. 1[transitive] to spread an idea, belief, etc. to many people: The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.2[intransitive, transitive] science, biology to grow and produce new plants, or to make a plant do this: Geraniums are easy to propagate from cuttings.3[transitive] science, biology if an animal, insect, or cell, etc. propagates itself or is propagated, it increases in number SYN reproduce—propagation /ˌprɑpəˈgeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |