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propagates

prop·a·gate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prop-uh-geyt]
    • /ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt/
    • /ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prop-uh-geyt]
    • /ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt/

Definitions of propagates word

  • verb with object propagates to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. 1
  • verb with object propagates to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does. 1
  • verb with object propagates to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring. 1
  • verb with object propagates to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate. 1
  • verb with object propagates to cause to increase in number or amount. 1
  • verb with object propagates 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 propagates

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 Propagates

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Propagates

propagates 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with propagates

  • how sound propagates?

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  • ground wave

    a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.

  • solitary wave

    a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
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