Synonyms for propagate
ˈprɒp əˌgeɪtprop·a·gate

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1. propagate

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

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

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1. propagate

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

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

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1. propagateverb

   Synonyms:
   multiply, increase, continue

2. propagateverb

   Synonyms:
   spread, diffuse, disseminate, circulate, extend, spread abroad

3. propagateverb

   Synonyms:
   generate, beget, engender, procreate, breed, produce, bring into being

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1. List of paraphrases for "propagate":

   spread, propogate, propagating, propagation, propagated, disseminate

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How to use propagate in a sentence?

1. James Scott:

   A CISO's job is to streamline, harmonize and propagate cybersecurity and cyber hygiene throughout the organizational IoT microcosm and staff

2. Butler:

   Hypocrisy will serve as well To propagate a church as zeal; As persecution and promotion Do equally advance devotion: So round white stones will serve, they say, As well as eggs, to make hens lay.

3. Adam Schiff:

   This is not putting America first, but continuing to propagate his own personal fiction at the country’s expense.

4. Indian Stats:

   Corona Covid is a drama and fooling propaganda. The less the people will fear of it, the more number of cases they will artificially increase and propagate through media.

5. Leia CEO David Fattal:

   It's a very simple LCD technology, which is the technology that equips most of the cell phones and most of the regular displays today. As we essentially change just one small chief component which is called the backlight and we introduce our nano technology on to it. It sounds very scary but actually it's very benign and cheap to do. And out of this we're able to send rays of light into space instead of disorganized light that would propagate in all directions.