propagate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.

2. 2

   To cause to spread to extend

   To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.

   • to propagate sound or light
3. 3

   To spread from person to person

   To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.

   • The works of the freethinker Averroes (twelfth century) which were based on Aristotle's philosophy, propagated a small wave of rationalism in Christian countries.
   • The DPRK propagated an extraordinary tale of his birth occurring on Mount Baekdu, one of Korea's most revered sites, being accompanied by shooting stars in the sky.
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   1. 4

      To multiply

      To multiply; to increase.

      • Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, / Which thou wilt propagate.
   2. 5

      To generate

      To generate; to produce.

      • But to [Edmund] Burke, […] the mere act of movement became the principle or cause of movement. Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
   3. 6

      To be propagated

      To be propagated; to travel.

   4. 7

      To produce young

      To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.

      • As pigeons propagate so rapidly, I suppose that a thousand or fifteen hundred birds would have to be annually killed by mere chance.
   5. 8

      To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

      • It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.
   6. 9

      To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

      • The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.
   7. 10

      propagated

The neighborhood

• neighborpropagable
• neighborpropagatable
• neighborrepropagatefor most senses
• neighborself-propagatefor most senses