英语词汇“propagate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	propagate
释义	prop·a·gate \ˈpräpəˌgāt sometimes ˈprōp-, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, extend, enlarge, from propages layer (of a plant), slip, offspring, from pro before + -pages (akin to Latin pangere to fix, fasten) — more at for, pact *transitive verb* 1. : to cause to continue or increase by natural reproduction < propagate a breed of horses > < a plant unable to propagate itself in a new region > < propagate a tree vegetatively > 2. : to transmit to offspring : pass along to succeeding generations 3. a. : to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : foster the spread of : extend < this vast area … through which the Greco-Roman civilization has been propagated — A.J.Toynbee > < the evil propagated itself — T.B.Macaulay > b. : to make known or familiar : foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of : publicize < propagate the Gospel > < the revival meeting method of propagating the faith — W.P.Webb > < the Rights of Man, rights which the French Revolution had propagated — Stringfellow Barr > c. : to reproduce or accomplish incidence of elsewhere : expand the activity, intensity, or transmission of : transmit < radio waves propagated over long distances by alternate reflections at the ground and in the ionosphere — Technical News Bulletin > < sufficient to propagate the detonation through the wet earth and set off the whole line of charges — Blasters' Handbook > < propagate a chain reaction > *intransitive verb* 1. : to have young or issue : multiply by sexual generation or by seeds, shoots, cuttings < rabbits propagate rapidly > 2. : to increase in extent, numbers, or influence : extend < cause the flame to propagate along the fiber — W.E.Shinn > Synonyms: see spread
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