propagate

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verb

1. transmit from one generation to the next
- propagate these characteristics
• Derivationally related forms:
propagation
• Hypernyms:
pass on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. travel through the air
- sound and light propagate in this medium
• Derivationally related forms:
propagation
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. transmit
- propagate sound or light through air
• Derivationally related forms:
propagation
• Hypernyms:
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. become distributed or widespread
- the infection spread
- Optimism spread among the population
• Syn:
spread
• Derivationally related forms:
spread (for: spread)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. transmit or cause to broaden or spread
- This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
• Derivationally related forms:
propagation
• Hypernyms:
spread, distribute
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. cause to become widely known
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
• Syn:
circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate,
broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
• Derivationally related forms:
dispersive (for: disperse), dispersion (for: disperse), dispersal (for: disperse), diffusive (for: diffuse), diffusion (for: diffuse), spread (for: spread), spreading (for: spread), broadcast (for: broadcast), propagation, propagator, disseminative (for: disseminate), dissemination (for: disseminate), disseminator (for: disseminate), circular (for: circularise), circulation (for: circulate)
• Hypernyms:
publicize, publicise, air, bare
• Hyponyms:
podcast, sow, popularize, popularise, vulgarize,
vulgarise, generalize, generalise, carry, run
• Verb Group:
go around, spread, circulate
• Cause:
go around, spread, circulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
• Derivationally related forms:
propagative, propagation, propagator
• Topics:
plant, flora, plant life
• Hypernyms:
process, treat
• Hyponyms:
inoculate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. multiply sexually or asexually
• Derivationally related forms:
propagative, propagation
• Topics:
biology, biological science
• Hypernyms:
reproduce, procreate, multiply
• Hyponyms:
vegetate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s