transcription, транскрипция: [ prɒpəgeɪt ]
( propagates, propagating, propagated)
1.
If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it. ( FORMAL )
They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
= disseminate
VERB : V n
• propa‧ga‧tion
...the propagation of true Buddhism.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n
2.
If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. ( TECHNICAL )
The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...
The pasque flower can be propagated from seed.
VERB : V n , be V-ed from n , also V n from n
• propa‧ga‧tion
...the successful propagation of a batch of plants.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n