v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

v.tr.

1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.
2. To breed (offspring).
3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.
4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.
5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.
6. Physics. To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.

v.intr.

1. To have offspring; multiply.
2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.
3. Physics. To move through a medium.

[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-.]

propagable prop'a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.
propagative prop'a·ga'tive adj.
propagator prop'a·ga'tor n.

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verb

1. To bring into existence and foster the development of: breed, cultivate, grow, raise. See care for/neglect, reproduction/barrenness.
2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind: breed, increase, multiply, procreate, proliferate, reproduce, spawn. See reproduction/barrenness.
3. To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze², blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, spread. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See knowledge/ignorance.

v

Definition: breed, reproduce
Antonyms: destroy, kill

v

Definition: spread, make known
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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To produce new plants by sowing seeds, rooting cuttings, making divisions, layering, grafting, or other means.

IN BRIEF: To increase by producing offspring. Also: To spread from one person or place to another.

The political party will attempt to propagate its ideas by sending advertisements in the mail.

Common misspelling(s) of propagate

• propogate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - formere, sprede, udbrede, overføre
v. intr. - forplante, formere, udbrede, overføre

Nederlands (Dutch)
propageren, uitdragen, zich voortplanten, verspreiden, publiceren

Français (French)
v. tr. - répandre, propager, (Hort) propager
v. intr. - (Hort) se propager

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbreiten, vermehren, sich vermehren, sich ausbreiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναπαράγω/-ομαι, διαδίδω/-ομαι, μεταδίδω, διασπείρω, πολλαπλασιάζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
propagare, diffondere, riprodursi, pubblicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - propagar

Русский (Russian)
распространять, размножать, размножаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - propagar, difundir, publicar
v. intr. - propagarse, reproducirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - föröka, fortplanta, sprida

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
繁殖, 增殖, 传播, 使遗传, 使普及

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 繁殖, 增殖, 傳播, 使遺傳, 使普及
v. intr. - 繁殖, 增殖

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 번식시키다
v. intr. - 늘다, 붙다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 繁殖させる, ふやす, 普及させる, 伝達する, 繁殖する, 広がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نشر, بث, أذاع, روج, ولد, كثر بالتناسل, تكاثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפרה, הפיץ, העביר, שיבץ פרסומת‬
v. intr. - ‮התפשט, התרבה‬

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