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Propagate| Verb | 1. | propagate - transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children" | | | 2. | propagate - travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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" | | | 3. | propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"propagate - travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium" | | | 4. | propagate - become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"catch - spread or be communicated; "The fashion did not catch" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | | 5. | propagate - transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" | | | 6. | propagate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"sow, sough - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" | | | 7. | propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layeringprocess, 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" | | | 8. | propagate - multiply sexually or asexuallyprocreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be" vegetate - propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along" | |
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