What does propagate mean?

Definitions for propagate
ˈprɒp əˌgeɪtprop·a·gate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. propagateverb

    transmit from one generation to the next

    "propagate these characteristics"

  2. propagateverb

    travel through the air

    "sound and light propagate in this medium"

  3. propagateverb

    transmit

    "propagate sound or light through air"

  4. spread, propagateverb

    become distributed or widespread

    "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

  5. propagateverb

    transmit or cause to broaden or spread

    "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

  6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

    cause to become widely known

    "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

  7. propagateverb

    cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

  8. propagateverb

    multiply sexually or asexually

Wiktionary

  1. propagateverb

    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.

  2. propagateverb

    To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.

  3. propagateverb

    To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate

  4. propagateverb

    To multiply; to increase.

  5. propagateverb

    To generate; to produce.

  6. propagateverb

    To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.

  7. propagateverb

    To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

    It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.

  8. propagateverb

    To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

    The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To PROPAGATEverb

    Etymology: propago, Latin.

    All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget,
    Is propagated curse! John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

    Is it an elder brother’s duty so
    To propagate his family and name;
    You would not have yours die and buried with you? Thomas Otway.

    From hills and dales the cheerful cries rebound;
    For echo hunts along, and propagates the sound. Dryden.

    I have upon a high and pleasant hill
    Feign’d fortune to be thron’d: the base o’ th’ mount
    Is rank’d with all deserts, all kind of natures,
    That labour on the bosom of this sphere
    To propagate their states. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

    Some have thought the propagating of religion by arms not only lawful, but meritorious. Decay of Piety.

    Who are those that truth must propagate,
    Within the confines of my father’s state. Dryden.

    Those who seek truth only, and desire to propagate nothing else, freely expose their principles to the test. John Locke.

    Because dense bodies conserve their heat a long time, and the densest bodies conserve their heat the longest, the vibrations of their parts are of a lasting nature; and therefore may be propagated along solid fibres of uniform dense matter to a great distance, for conveying into the brain the impressions made upon all the organs of sense. Newton.

    Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
    Which thou wilt propagate, to have them prest
    With more of thine. William Shakespeare.

    Sooth’d with his future fame,
    And pleas’d to hear his propagated name. Dryden.

    Superstitious notions, propagated in fancy, are hardly ever totally eradicated. Clarissa.

  2. To Propagateverb

    To have offspring.

    No need that thou
    Should’st propagate, already infinite,
    And through all numbers absolute, though one. John Milton.

ChatGPT

  1. propagate

    To propagate means to spread or transmit widely, expand, or multiply. This can refer to spreading an idea, belief, or piece of information among people. It can also refer to the process of breeding or creating more of a certain plant or animal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Propagateverb

    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

  2. Propagateverb

    to cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light

  3. Propagateverb

    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

  4. Propagateverb

    to multiply; to increase

  5. Propagateverb

    to generate; to produce

  6. Propagateverb

    to have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of propagate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of propagate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of propagate in a Sentence

  1. Michel Milinkovitch:

    We would like to follow the cracking on the skin of a baby African elephant to understand the dynamic of the process, are the cracks appearing everywhere or do they appear in a specific place and then propagate ? Does it take... weeks or does it take six months ? It's a new, beautiful example of how physical processes are involved in the development of animal forms and shapes.

  2. Dennis Santiago:

    In internet space, these techniques can grow rapidly in what is called viral storms, platforms are presently nearly helpless in managing these storms because they propagate outside the business control systems of these companies. This is why companies like Facebook and Twitter have struggled to create newalgorithms to counter nefarious uses of their technology after the fact. They never anticipated this type of misuse of their infrastructure.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    The anti-religious bigotry needs to stop. It is an embarrassment to those who propagate it. Fortunately, it will not stop the Senate from voting to confirm this outstanding nominee in just a few days.

  4. Mike Pence:

    Now we're engaging on the possibility of a new deal which may create opportunities for ... addressing issues of Americans that are detained in Iran but checking the extraordinary malign influence and support for terrorism that Iran continues to propagate across the region.

  5. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

    Complexities of life originate from the curiousity of men about innovations. And from these innovations that brought new discoveries and inventions caused men's health to propagate complexity.

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