Definition of propagate Propagate

/pɹɑˈpʌgejˌt/ - [prapugeyt] - prop•a•gate

We found 25 definitions of propagate from 6 different sources.

What does propagate mean?

WordNet

Verb propagates, propagating, propagated
propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
		process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
		plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
		inoculate impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
propagate - multiply sexually or asexually
		procreate, multiply, reproduce combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
		biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
		vegetate propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
		propagate multiply sexually or asexually
		channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"
propagate - travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
propagate - transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
		distribute, spread give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
propagate - transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"
		pass on give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"
propagate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
		circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
		publicise, publicize, bare, air make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
		podcast distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
		sow introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"
		go around, circulate, spread become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
		popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
		carry, run continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
propagate - become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
		spread
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
		catch contract; "did you catch a cold?"

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Wiktionary

propagate (Verb)
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
propagate (Verb)
To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
propagate (Verb)
To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
propagate (Verb)
To multiply; to increase.
propagate (Verb)
To generate; to produce.
propagate (Verb)
To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
propagate (Verb)
To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
propagate (Verb)
To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

propagate (v. t.)
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
propagate (v. t.)
To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
propagate (v. t.)
To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.
propagate (v. t.)
To multiply; to increase.
propagate (v. t.)
To generate; to produce.
propagate (v. i.)
To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

propagate
To cause to become widely known.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

propagate
prop′a-gāt, v.t. to increase by generation or other natural process: to multiply plants by layers: to extend: to produce: to impel forward in space, as sound, light, energy, &c.: to spread from one to another: to promote: to extend the knowledge of: (obs.) to increase.—v.i. to be produced or multiplied: to have young.—adj. Prop′agable, that can be propagated or increased by generation or other natural process.—ns. Propagan′da, Prop′agand, a committee (congregatio de propaganda fide) at Rome charged with the management of the R.C. missions: any association for the spread of opinions and principles, esp. such as are opposed to the existing government; Propagand′ism, practice of propagating tenets or principles: zeal in spreading one's opinions: proselytism; Propagand′ist, one who devotes himself to propagandism; Propagā′tion, act of propagating: the spreading or extension of anything, as light, sound, energy, &c.: increase: enlargement.—adj. Prop′agātive.—ns. Prop′agātor; Propagatō′rium (biol.), the reproductive apparatus.—adj. Prop′agātory.—ns. Propā′go, a layer or branch laid down to root; Propag′ūlum, a runner or sucker ending in an expanded bud: a gemma or bud affecting asexual propagation in many algæ. [L. propāgāre, -ātum, conn. with pro-pāg-o, a layer.]