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əˌgeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
2.
to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
3.
to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring.
4.
to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
5.
to cause to increase in number or amount.
6.
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.
verb (used without object)
7.
to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
8.
to increase in extent, as a structural flaw: The crack will propagate only to this joint.
9.
(of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium.
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Origin:
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
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
Related forms
prop·a·ga·tor, noun
non·prop·a·ga·tive, adjective
self-prop·a·gat·ed, adjective
self-prop·a·gat·ing, adjective
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propagate (ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | biology to reproduce or cause to reproduce; breed |
| 2. | (tr) horticulture to produce (plants) by layering, grafting, cuttings, etc |
| 3. | (tr) to promulgate; disseminate |
| 4. | physics to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave: to propagate sound |
| 5. | (tr) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next |
| [C16: from Latin propāgāre to increase (plants) by cuttings, from propāgēs a cutting, from pangere to fasten] | |
| propa'gation | |
| —n | |
| propa'gational | |
| —adj | |
| 'propagative | |
| —adj | |
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propagate prop·a·gate (prŏp'ə-gāt')
v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates
To cause an organism to multiply or breed.
To breed offspring.
To transmit characteristics from one generation to another.
To cause to move in some direction or through a medium, such as a wave or a nerve impulse.
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