verb🔗Share(of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production"Here are a few options, ordered from simplest to a bit more specific: The ivy propagates quickly, covering the wall. The farmer propagates apple trees by grafting. A single dandelion plant propagates many seeds on the wind. " biologyplantanimalorganismagriculturenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space"to propagate sound or light"sciencephysicsenvironmentbiologytechnologycommunicationprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate"Social media often propagates misinformation rapidly. "communicationmediascienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo multiply; to increase."The rumor about the cancelled field trip propagates quickly through the school. "biologyorganismscienceplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo generate; to produce."A healthy apple tree propagates new apples each spring. "biologysciencetechnologyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants"The rose bush propagates new plants from its stems. "biologyplantagricultureorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take effect on all relevant devices in a network."It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system."technologycomputinginternetcommunicationsignalsystemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network."The server propagates the password file at midnight each day."technologycomputinginternetsignalcommunicationsystemdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading