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Verb
S:
(v)
propagate
(transmit from one generation to the next)
"propagate these characteristics"
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sister term
derivationally related form
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(v)
propagate
(travel through the air)
"sound and light propagate in this medium"
S:
(v)
propagate
(transmit)
"propagate sound or light through air"
S:
(v)
spread
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propagate
(become distributed or widespread)
"the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
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(v)
propagate
(transmit or cause to broaden or spread)
"This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
S:
(v)
circulate
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circularize
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circularise
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distribute
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disseminate
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propagate
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broadcast
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spread
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diffuse
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disperse
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pass around
(cause to become widely known)
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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(v)
propagate
(cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering)
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full troponym
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direct hypernym
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sister term
cause
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
propagate
(multiply sexually or asexually)