propagate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
transmit from one generation to the next
propagate these characteristics
Types & categories
- pass on hypernym
Related & opposite
- multiplication derivation
Sense 2 verb
travel through the air
sound and light propagate in this medium
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- propagation derivation
- propagate verb group
Sense 3 verb
transmit
propagate sound or light through air
Types & categories
- channel hypernym
Related & opposite
- propagation derivation
- propagate verb group
Sense 4 verb
become distributed or widespread
the infection spread
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
transmit or cause to broaden or spread
This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
Types & categories
- spread hypernym
Related & opposite
- propagation derivation
Sense 6 verb
cause to become widely known
spread information
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- circulate causes
- spreading derivation
- circulation derivation
- dispersal derivation
- dissemination derivation
- scatter derivation
- airing derivation
- propagation derivation
- broadcast derivation
- broadcast derivation
- broadside derivation
- spread derivation
- disseminator derivation
- diffusinga derivation
- circulate verb group
Sense 7 verb
cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- propagate causes
- multiplication derivation
- propagator derivation
- propagative derivation
- plant life domain topic
Sense 8 verb
multiply sexually or asexually
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- multiplication derivation
- propagative derivation
- biology domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | multiplication |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass on |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagation |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | channel |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spreading |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spread |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread |
| 6 | causes | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spreading |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispersal |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissemination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | airing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadcast |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadcast |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadside |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spread |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | disseminator |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | diffusinga |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | publicize |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | podcast |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sow |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulgarize |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry |
| 7 | causes | Related & opposite | propagate |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | multiplication |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagator |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagative |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | plant life |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | process |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | inoculate |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | multiplication |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagative |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | procreate |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | vegetate |