propagate has definitions from the fields of biology,physics
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[ verb ] cause (plants) to propagate, as by grafting or layering
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[ verb ] transmit or cause to broaden or spread

Examples

"This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

Related terms

spread propagation

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[ verb ] (physics) transmit, as in physics

Examples

"propagate sound or light through air, for example"

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transmit

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[ verb ] travel through the air

Examples

"sound and light propagate in this medium"

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travel propagation

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[ verb ] transmit from one generation to the next

Examples

"propagate these characteristics"

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pass_on generation

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[ verb ] become distributed or widespread

Synonyms

spread

Examples

"the infection spread" "Optimism spread among the population"

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move catch spread

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[ verb ] (biology) multiply sexually or asexually, in biology

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reproduce vegetate biology

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