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propagate

verb

Multiply sexually or asexually

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. Multiply sexually or asexually

verb

  1. Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

verb

  1. Cause to become widely known

    “Spread information”

verb

  1. Transmit or cause to broaden or spread

    “This great civilization was propagated throughout the land”

verb

  1. Become distributed or widespread

    “The infection spread”

verb

  1. Transmit

    “Propagate sound or light through air”

verb

  1. Travel through the air

    “Sound and light propagate in this medium”

verb

  1. Transmit from one generation to the next

    “Propagate these characteristics”

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Example Sentences

Spread information
Circulate a rumor
Broadcast the news
This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
The infection spread
Optimism spread among the population
Propagate sound or light through air
Sound and light propagate in this medium
Propagate these characteristics

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