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Antonyms for propagating

Grammar : Verb
Spell : prop-uh-geyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt


Definition of propagating

Origin :
  • 1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c.1600. Related: Propagated; propagating.
  • verb breed, reproduce
  • verb spread, make known
Example sentences :
  • Out of those he has selected the best and is propagating from them.
  • Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting » by Various
  • It will build up organs for the purpose of propagating itself.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband
  • They used no force in propagating their beliefs or in defending their lives.
  • Extract from : « Beginnings of the American People » by Carl Lotus Becker
  • Above the tanks are the propagating beds as shown in figure 8.
  • Extract from : « Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings » by George E. Woodward
  • But this speaks only to the Propagating of Jelousies, not to the Rise of them.
  • Extract from : « Selections from the Observator (1681-1687) » by Roger L'Estrange
  • The pastors in Savoy are also very zealous in propagating this devotion to Mary.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Medal » by Jean Marie Aladel
  • More than with any other fruit, double-working is used in propagating pears.
  • Extract from : « The Pears of New York » by U. P. Hedrick
  • Abdallah and other Jews assisted Mahomet in propagating the Koran.
  • Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz
  • But He has not exempted Christians from the duty of preserving and propagating it.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles » by Alfred Plummer
  • He had seen all Grauburg, living and dying and propagating for generations.
  • Extract from : « Mortal Coils » by Aldous Huxley

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