From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. i.
To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by
generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate
rapidly.
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No need that thou
Should'st propagate, already infinite. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propagated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Propagating}.] [L. propagatus, p. p. of
propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of
a plant, slip, shoot. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Pact}, {Prop},
{Prune}, v. t.]
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1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or
successive production; -- applied to animals and plants;
as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate
a species of fruit tree.
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2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward
in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
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3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge
of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place;
to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to
propagate the Christian religion.
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The infection was propagated insensibly. --De Foe.
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4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.]
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Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
Which thou wilt propagate. --Shak.
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5. To generate; to produce.
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Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
--De Quincey.
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Syn: To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse;
disseminate; promote.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propagate
v 1: transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these
characteristics"
2: travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this
medium"
3: transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
4: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread";
"Optimism spread among the population" [syn: {spread},
{propagate}]
5: transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great
civilization was propagated throughout the land"
6: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
"circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
{circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate},
{propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse},
{pass around}]
7: cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8: multiply sexually or asexually
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