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Definition of propagable - 2 dictionary results

prop⋅a⋅ga⋅ble

  [prop-uh-guh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being propagated.
Origin:
1645–55; < ML propāgābilis. See propagate, -ble

Related forms:
prop⋅a⋅ga⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, prop⋅a⋅ga⋅ble⋅ness, noun
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prop·a·gate   (prŏp'ə-gāt')   
v.   prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates

v.   tr.

  1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.

  2. To breed (offspring).

  3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.

  4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.

  5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.

  6. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.

v.   intr.

  1. To have offspring; multiply.

  2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.

  3. Physics To move through a medium.


[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
prop'a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj., prop'a·ga'tive adj., prop'a·ga'tor n.
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