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propagate

/ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt/

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/ˈprɒp.ə.ɡeɪt/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по распространению, продвижению или воспроизведению чего-либо, например идей, информации или растений.

A verb used to indicate the act of spreading, promoting, or reproducing something, such as ideas, information, or plants.

  1. Transmit from one generation to the nextB2formalscientific

    To pass on characteristics, information, or traits to offspring or subsequent generations.

    ruПередавать

    • Genetic traits are propagated from parents to children.
    • The family business was propagated through several generations.
    • Cultural traditions are often propagated orally.

    Synonymsconveyhand downpass ontransmit

  2. Travel through the airB2formalscientific

    To move or be transmitted through a medium, such as air or space.

    ruРаспространяться

    • Sound waves propagate through the air at different speeds.
    • Radio signals propagate across vast distances.
    • The scent of flowers propagated through the garden.

    Synonymsemanatemoveradiatespreadtransmittravel

  3. TransmitB2formalscientific

    To send or convey something, such as energy, information, or signals, from one place to another.

    ruПередавать

    • The device propagates electromagnetic waves.
    • Light propagates through fiber optic cables.
    • The network propagates data to all connected devices.

    Synonymsbroadcastcirculatecommunicateconveydiffusedisseminatesendspreadtransmit

    Antonymsabsorbcontainstopsuppresswithhold

  4. Become distributed or widespreadB2formal

    To spread or become widely distributed over an area or among a population.

    ruРаспространяться

    • The news propagated quickly through social media.
    • The disease propagated throughout the community.
    • New ideas propagate through academic networks.

    Synonymscirculatediffuseextendmultiplyproliferatespread

    Antonymsdeclinediminishweaken

  5. Transmit or cause to broaden or spreadB2formal

    To cause something to expand or extend over a larger area or to more people.

    ruРаспространять

    • The organization aims to propagate its mission globally.
    • They propagated the use of renewable energy in rural areas.
    • The campaign propagated awareness about climate change.

    Synonymsbroadcastcirculatediffusedispersedisseminateextendspreadtransmit

    Antonymscontainrestrictsuppresswithhold

  6. Cause to become widely knownB2formal

    To make something known to many people; to publicize or disseminate.

    ruРаспространять

    • The scientist propagated her findings through academic journals.
    • They propagated the rumor throughout the office.
    • The government propagated information about public health.

    Synonymsbroadcastcirculatediffusedisseminatepromotespread

    Antonymsconcealhidesuppresswithhold

  7. Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layeringB2formalscientific

    To reproduce plants artificially through methods like grafting, layering, or cuttings.

    ruРазмножать

    • Gardeners propagate roses by grafting them onto rootstocks.
    • The farmer propagated apple trees using layering techniques.
    • They propagated the rare orchid through cuttings.

    Synonymsbreedmultiplyreproduce

  8. Multiply sexually or asexuallyB2formalscientific

    To reproduce or increase in number through sexual or asexual means.

    ruРазмножаться

    • Many plants propagate asexually through runners.
    • The species propagates sexually during the rainy season.
    • Bacteria propagate rapidly under favorable conditions.

    Synonymsbreedgenerateincreasemultiplyprocreateproduceproliferatereproduce

Forms
  • propagated past participle
  • propagated past simple
  • propagating present participle
  • propagates third person singular
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