propagated
Variant of propagate
transitive verb
propagated, propagating- to cause (a plant or animal) to reproduce itself; raise or breed
- to reproduce (itself); multiply: said of a plant or animal
- to transmit (hereditary characteristics) by reproduction
- to spread (ideas, customs, etc.) from one person or place to another
- to transmit (esp. sound waves or electromagnetic radiation) through a medium
Origin of propagate
; from Classical Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare, to peg down, set ; from propago, slip for transplanting ; from pro-, before + pag-, base of pangere, to fasten: see peaceintransitive verb
to reproduce or multiply, as plants or animals
Related Forms:
- propagative
adjective
- propagator
noun
