self-propagating

prop·a·gate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prop-uh-geyt]
- /ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prop-uh-geyt]
- /ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt/

Definitions of self-propagating word

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

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 Self-propagating

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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self-propagating 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".

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