Antonyms for propagate
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : prop-uh-geyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt |
Definition of propagate
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
- But they have come into existence, and they propagate their wretched race.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- The variety is difficult to propagate and, therefore, not in favor with nurserymen.
- Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
- Why then not propagate the system of these happy districts in Ireland?
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- What right have they to propagate the rottenness of their minds and bodies?
- Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming
- In his selection he must have a certain model in his eye, such as he wishes to propagate.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Cattle-breeders » by William M'Combie
- If they could propagate their own they would be more likely to plant them.
- Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 » by Various
- Did England conquer India in order to propagate the Christian gospel?
- Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
- They propagate by means of running rootstocks as well as by seeds.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- Propagate: to cause plants or animals to increase in number.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- Only a few of those annually born can live to propagate their kind.
- Extract from : « Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 » by Various
Synonyms for propagate
- bear
- beget
- broadcast
- circulate
- develop
- diffuse
- disperse
- disseminate
- distribute
- engender
- father
- fecundate
- fertilize
- generate
- grow
- impregnate
- increase
- inseminate
- make pregnant
- mother
- multiply
- originate
- proclaim
- procreate
- produce
- proliferate
- promulgate
- publicize
- publish
- radiate
- raise
- scatter
- sire
- strew
- transmit
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