The origins of propagate are firmly rooted in the field of horticulture. The word is a 16th century Latin borrowing, ultimately from the verb propagare, which means "to set (onto a plant) a small …

To propagate ideas, opinions, or customs is to spread them among people, or to spread them to other places. We all know that air or at least any form of matter is needed to propagate …

If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.

propagate (ˈpropəgeit) verb 1. to spread (news etc). propagar 2. to (make plants) produce seeds. propagarse ˌpropaˈgation noun

Definition of propagate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] propagate something (formal) to spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people. …

Propagate definition: to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.. See examples of PROPAGATE used in a sentence.

To propagate is to be fruitful and multiply, by the usual routes of reproduction, or by spreading something around — like a rumor. Propagate comes from the Latin word propagare, which …

prop•a•gate /ˈprɑpəˌgeɪt/ v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing. Developmental Biology, Genetics to (cause to) multiply or increase by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock: [~ + object] …

PROPAGATE meaning: 1 : to make (something, such as an idea or belief) known to many people; 2 : to produce (a new plant)

Synonyms for PROPAGATE: reproduce, multiply, breed, produce, generate, procreate, spawn, engender; Antonyms of PROPAGATE: hold (in), conceal, hide, secrete, obscure, veil, mask, …