English Dictionary
Definition propagate in British English
propagate verb
verb
/ˈprɒpəɡeɪt/
Example
This was an idea first propagated by Marx.
2
to grow new plants from seeds or from pieces cut from an existing plant, or to make a plant produce more plants
Example
The plant is readily propagated from leaf cuttings.
3
if an animal, cell etc propagates it increases in number by reproduction
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