English Explanatory Dictionary

propagate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
  2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
  3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
  4. To multiply; to increase.
  5. To generate; to produce.
  6. To be propagated; to travel.
  7. To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
  8. To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
  9. To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
adj
  1. propagated

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/ /ˈpɹɑpəˌɡeɪt/ En-us-propagate.oga En-ca-propagate.oga /ˈpɹɔpəˌɡæɪt/ /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡæɪt/ /ˈprɔpəɡeʈ/ /prɵpəˈɡeʈ/

Word forms

propagate propagates propagating propagated more propagate most propagate

Etymology

First 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.

Related words

propagable propagatable

Derived words

backpropagate copropagating counterpropagate micropropagate micropropagated nonpropagating propagation propagative propagator propagatory propagon self-propagate unpropagated
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