propagate
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive productionTo cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
» Ziri wanted to propagate his ivies.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
(transitive)To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
to propagate sound or light
verbreiten
распространя́тьrasprostranjátʹ, распространи́тьrasprostranítʹ
розповсю́джуватиrozpovsjúdžuvaty, поши́рюватиpošýrjuvaty
transmit or cause to broaden or spread
(transitive)To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
(transitive)To generate; to produce.
(intransitive)To be propagated; to travel.
travel through the air
(intransitive)To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
sich vermehren
размножа́тьсяrazmnožátʹsja, размно́житьсяrazmnóžitʹsja
(intransitive)To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.
(transitive)To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.
(obsolete, transitive)To multiply; to increase.
размножа́тьrazmnožátʹ, размно́житьrazmnóžitʹ, размножа́тьсяrazmnožátʹsja
multiply sexually or asexually
Examples
30 sentencesZiri wanted to propagate his ivies.
Ziri wants to propagate his ivy.
Ivy is super easy to propagate.
Ziri wants to propagate his heather.
I want to propagate the oleander.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1535; from Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō, seeFirst attested in 1535; from Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
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Forms
propagates, propagating, propagated, propagated| Base form | propagate · to propagate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | propagates |
| Present participle | propagating |
| Past simple | propagated |
| Past participle | propagated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonyms- become distributed or widespread:spread
- cause to become widely known:circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatebroadcastspreaddiffuse
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle