propagate 音标拼音: [pr'ɑpəg
, et]
vt . 繁殖,传播,传送
vi . 繁殖,蔓延
繁殖,传播,传送繁殖,蔓延
propagate 传播
propagate v 1 :
transmit from one generation to the next ; "
propagate these characteristics "
2 :
travel through the air ; "
sound and light propagate in this medium "
3 :
transmit ; "
propagate sound or light through air "
4 :
become distributed or widespread ; "
the infection spread ";
"
Optimism spread among the population " [
synonym : {
spread },
{
propagate }]
5 :
transmit or cause to broaden or spread ; "
This great civilization was propagated throughout the land "
6 :
cause to become widely known ; "
spread information ";
"
circulate a rumor "; "
broadcast the news " [
synonym : {
circulate },
{
circularize }, {
circularise }, {
distribute }, {
disseminate },
{
propagate }, {
broadcast }, {
spread }, {
diffuse }, {
disperse },
{
pass around }]
7 :
cause to propagate ,
as by grafting or layering 8 :
multiply sexually or asexually Propagate \
Prop "
a *
gate \,
v .
i .
To have young or issue ;
to be produced or multiplied by generation ,
or by new shoots or plants ;
as ,
rabbits propagate rapidly .
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No need that thou Should '
st propagate ,
already infinite . --
Milton .
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Propagate \
Prop "
a *
gate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Propagated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Propagating }.] [
L .
propagatus ,
p .
p .
of propagare to propagate ,
akin to propages ,
propago ,
a layer of a plant ,
slip ,
shoot .
See {
Pro -},
and cf . {
Pact }, {
Prop },
{
Prune },
v .
t .]
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1 .
To cause to continue or multiply by generation ,
or successive production ; --
applied to animals and plants ;
as ,
to propagate a breed of horses or sheep ;
to propagate a species of fruit tree .
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2 .
To cause to spread to extend ;
to impel or continue forward in space ;
as ,
to propagate sound or light .
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3 .
To spread from person to person ;
to extend the knowledge of ;
to originate and spread ;
to carry from place to place ;
to disseminate ;
as ,
to propagate a story or report ;
to propagate the Christian religion .
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The infection was propagated insensibly . --
De Foe .
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4 .
To multiply ;
to increase . [
Obs .]
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Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast ,
Which thou wilt propagate . --
Shak .
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5 .
To generate ;
to produce .
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Motion propagated motion ,
and life threw off life .
--
De Quincey .
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Syn :
To multiply ;
continue ;
increase ;
spread ;
diffuse ;
disseminate ;
promote .
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67 Moby Thesaurus words for "
propagate ":
bear ,
beget ,
bestrew ,
breed ,
breed true ,
bring forth ,
broadcast ,
bruit about ,
circulate ,
circumfuse ,
copulate ,
crossbreed ,
cultivate ,
deal out ,
deliver ,
develop ,
diffract ,
diffuse ,
dispense ,
disperse ,
dispread ,
disseminate ,
distribute ,
diverge ,
engender ,
fan out ,
father ,
generate ,
get ,
grow ,
herald ,
inbreed ,
increase ,
issue ,
make known ,
make love ,
mother ,
multiply ,
noise abroad ,
outbreed ,
overscatter ,
oversow ,
overspread ,
proclaim ,
procreate ,
produce ,
proliferate ,
promote ,
promulgate ,
propagandize ,
publicize ,
publish ,
radiate ,
raise ,
reproduce ,
reproduce in kind ,
retail ,
scatter ,
sire ,
sow ,
sow broadcast ,
splay ,
spread ,
spread out ,
strew ,
transmit ,
utter
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