PROPAGATE


Meaning of PROPAGATE in English

■ verb

1》 breed by natural processes from the parent stock.

↘cause to increase in number or amount.

2》 promote (an idea, knowledge, etc.) widely.

3》 transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction.

Derivatives

propagation noun

propagative adjective

Origin

ME: from L. propagat- , propagare 'multiply from layers or shoots'; related to propago 'young shoot' (from a base meaning 'fix').

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