Antonyms for propagate
ˈprɒp əˌgeɪtprop·a·gate

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1. propagate

   Antonyms:
   annihilate, banish, destroy, eradicate, expel, exterminate, extirpate, overthrow, remove, root out, uproot, wipe out

   Synonyms:
   augment, beget, breed, build up, cherish, colonize, develop, foster, increase, plant, populate, replenish, settle

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1. propagate

   Antonyms:
   extinguish, strangle, stifle, neutralize, reduce, contract, suppress, diminish, fail, dwindle, die, contradict

   Synonyms:
   breed, generate, produce, originate, spread, extend, expand, disseminate, diffuse, increase, multiply, promulgate, propound, broach

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Move
   • Pass On
   • Plant
   • Reproduce
   • Spread
   • Transmit
   • Travel
   • Treat

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1. propagateverb

   transmit from one generation to the next

   "propagate these characteristics"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, circularise, diffuse, disperse, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, broadcast

2. propagateverb

   travel through the air

   "sound and light propagate in this medium"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, circularise, diffuse, disperse, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, broadcast

3. propagateverb

   transmit

   "propagate sound or light through air"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, circularise, diffuse, disperse, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, broadcast

4. spread, propagateverb

   become distributed or widespread

   "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

   Synonyms:
   circularise, unfold, pass around, overspread, disseminate, spread, spread out, broadcast, open, fan out, scatter, circularize, go around, circulate, disperse, distribute, diffuse

5. propagateverb

   transmit or cause to broaden or spread

   "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, circularise, diffuse, disperse, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, broadcast

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

   cause to become widely known

   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

   Synonyms:
   circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, spread, mobilize, pervade, pass on, dish out, dissipate, deal out, allot, dot, overspread, break up, dispense, interpenetrate, dole out, unfold, penetrate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, spread out, open, go around, pass around, sprinkle, hand out, mete out, dispel, mobilise, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, pass out, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circle

7. propagateverb

   cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

   Synonyms:
   distribute, circularise, diffuse, disperse, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, broadcast

8. propagateverb

   multiply sexually or asexually

   Synonyms:
   distribute, circularise, diffuse, disperse, pass around, circulate, spread, disseminate, circularize, broadcast

How to use propagate in a sentence?

1. James Murdoch:

   The damage is profound, the sacking of the Capitol is proof positive that what we thought was dangerous is indeed very, very much so. Those outlets that propagate lies to their audience have unleashed insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years.

2. Rudy Tanzi:

   I like to say the amyloid is like the match, and the tangles are like brush fires that propagate and spread over decades, and along the way you're triggering big forest fires, that's neuroinflammation.

3. Adel Abdelnaby:

   Based on research and science, this crack took so much time, it developed as a very small crack before 2016, and it took its time to propagate.

4. Mike Pence:

   Now we're engaging on the possibility of a new deal which may create opportunities for ... addressing issues of Americans that are detained in Iran but checking the extraordinary malign influence and support for terrorism that Iran continues to propagate across the region.

5. Associated Press:

   It moreover attempts to propagate the well-established lie that cross-line assistance is improving despite multiple reports from the Secretary-General stating the opposite, and it removes any mention of the Security Council-supported political process.

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