PROPAGATE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

propagate

verb

ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt

Definition of propagate

as in to reproduce

to bring forth offspring the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate

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as in to disseminate

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith

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Recent Examples of propagate That same commitment to the organic quality of music informs the way Guy talks about and propagates the blues to this day. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Social-media commentators have propagated conspiracy theories about the case, including a theory that Pat himself committed the killings. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 Use a crystal bowl to display bedside snacks for overnight guests, and propagate plant cuttings in a whiskey decanter. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026 These particular Stromanthe can be propagated via stem cuttings. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for propagate

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Repeating this process can be time-consuming and difficult to reproduce.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The team then ran thousands of simulations, testing which combinations of globular cluster properties and dark matter distributions could reproduce the stream's observed brightness and shape.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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New technologies are being disseminated ever more quickly, and the machinery of politics and law delivers accountability at best intermittently, and then only at a painstaking crawl.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The Republican nominee’s comments were first reported by Bangor Daily News and later disseminated by the Maine Democratic Party.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disseminate

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Mellencamp, 45, was initially diagnosed with melanoma that spread.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

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