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
- 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
Synonyms for propagating
- 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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