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- [prop-uh-geyt]
- /ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt/
- /ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prop-uh-geyt]
- /ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt/
Definitions of propagate word
- verb with object propagate to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. 1
- verb with object propagate to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does. 1
- verb with object propagate to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring. 1
- verb with object propagate to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate. 1
- verb with object propagate to cause to increase in number or amount. 1
- verb with object propagate to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit: to propagate sound. 1
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Origin of propagate
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin propāgātus (past participle of propāgāre to reproduce (a plant) by cuttings, spread for sprouting, propagate, enlarge), equivalent to propāg(ēs) something set out, scion, slip (pro- pro-1 + pāg-, base of pangere to fasten + -ēs noun suffix) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Propagate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
propagate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
propagate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for propagate
verb propagate
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- beget — To beget something means to cause it to happen or be created.
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