propagateverb
uk/ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt/us/ˈprɑː.pə.ɡeɪt/propagate verb (GROW)
[ I or T ] to produce a new plant from a parent plant:
Most house plants can be propagated from stem cuttings.
Plants need certain conditions to propagate.
[ I or T ] formal (of a plant or animal) to produce young plants or animals
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Plant reproduction
- anther
- asexual reproduction
- barren
- bear
- cross-pollination
- endosperm
- fruit
- germinate
- micropyle
- pollen
- pollinate
- self-pollination
- sporangium
- spore
- stamen
- stigma
- wind pollination
propagate verb (SPREAD)
[ T ] formal to spread opinions, lies, or beliefs among a lot of people:
The government have tried to propagate the belief that this is a just war.
Such lies are propagated in the media.
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Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth
- advise
- advisement
- annunciation
- awake
- come out
- confront
- declare
- fyi
- give sb a heads up idiom
- hand
- head
- let sb know idiom
- official
- pronouncement
- put
- put sth out 1
- spread the word idiom
- tell
- unannounced
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propagation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌprɒp.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌprɑː.pəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/