PROPAGATE


Meaning of PROPAGATE in English

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

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