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English verb: propagate | |||
| 1. | propagate (possession) transmit from one generation to the next | ||
| Samples | Propagate these characteristics. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pass on | ||
| 2. | propagate (motion) travel through the air | ||
| Samples | Sound and light propagate in this medium. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Verb group | propagate | ||
| 3. | propagate (contact) transmit | ||
| Samples | Propagate sound or light through air. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport | ||
| Verb group | propagate | ||
| 4. | propagate (contact) become distributed or widespread | ||
| Samples | The infection spread. Optimism spread among the population. | ||
| Synonyms | spread | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch | ||
| 5. | propagate (contact) transmit or cause to broaden or spread | ||
| Samples | This great civilization was propagated throughout the land. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, spread | ||
| 6. | propagate (communication) cause to become widely known | ||
| Samples | Spread information. Circulate a rumor. Broadcast the news. | ||
| Synonyms | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, spread | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, generalise, generalize, podcast, popularise, popularize, run, sow, vulgarise, vulgarize | ||
| Cause | circulate, go around, spread | ||
| Verb group | circulate, go around, spread | ||
| 7. | propagate (body) cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | process, treat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inoculate | ||
| Cause | propagate | ||
| Domain category | flora, plant, plant life | ||
| 8. | propagate (body) multiply sexually or asexually | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | multiply, procreate, reproduce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | vegetate | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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