propagate
Translation
to propagate, to spread, to breed
Examples
They propagate their ideas through social media.
They propagate their ideas through social media.
The plant can be propagated from cuttings.
The plant can be propagated from cuttings.
Sound propagates through water.
Sound propagates through water.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely. They propagate their ideas through social media.
((sth.)) to breed specimens of (a plant, animal, etc.) by natural processes from the parent stock. The plant can be propagated from cuttings.
((through sth.)) (of a wave, vibration, etc.) to travel through a medium. Sound propagates through water.
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Etymology
From Latin 'propagare', meaning 'to set forward, extend, spread, increase'. From 'pro-' (forward) and 'pangere' (to fasten).
Memory Tips
Think of propagating plants by taking a cutting and planting it to create a new one, thus spreading it.