to propagate
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5.9
- verb
- /ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt/
- So a lot of misinformation is being propagated and this is not very healthy.
- propagated the myth
- propagate the idea
- propagate opinions
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, we don't need so much, but it has been propagated that we need a house.
- I mean, we don't need so much, but it has been propagated that we need a house.
- Just like how the mass hypnosis continues to propagate and how we can start to dismantle that?
- We don't know we and don't have that experience with software that can be propagated worldwide in an instant.
- That's sad to me because it propagates old thinking like, you know, it's it propagates old institutions.
- She believes and propagates the bullshit.
- And I'm very thankful that you highlighted the seriousness of this, these myths that have propagated.
- Thinking these claims, they've done so little to actually dispel the myths and lies, frankly, that have been propagated by Democrats that are so much worse.
- But if you're talking about, say, social media, it may take a while also for this to propagate.
- But like ideas are information patterns that propagate from one human brain or human mind to another.
- This myth about the pineapple propagates, and after a little while, trade begins to improve a little bit.
- And so all of this is propagated around that sense of tribe.
Examples
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On the other hand, the more falsehood is propagated, the more reliable and identifiable truth will become.
Academic text (1990) -
You're propagating a field of generosity, kindness, healing and love.
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We expect the industry to train people to propagate itself and its products.
Academic text (1996) -
Can there be any doubt that television seeks to propagate itself and the products that sustain it?
Academic text (1996) -
However, it must be in a way that will not propagate lawlessness.
Academic text (1996) -
We are currently examining each of these errors and assessing how they propagate with increasing scale.
Academic text (1996) -
Social media increase shared awareness by propagating messages through social networks.
Academic text (2011) -
I want the system of truth that our forefathers built on, not the lies that the usurpers have propagated.
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Your argument, however flawed has been successfully promoted and propagated through repetition.
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Many organizations use social media to propagate their message to a wider audience.
Synonyms
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1.6
To become known by many people
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3.5
Tell people about a product to increase sales
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2.0
Give things to several people or places
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2.3
Spread among many people, as with a story or rumor
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3.9
To spread information or documents among people
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4.4
To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area
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3.1
Tell many people about something so they know
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6.6
To cause an idea or feeling to grow among people
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3.8
To spread very quickly online and reach many people
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4.0
Make something known to many people using news or social media
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6.8
To spread information or ideas widely so many people know them
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3.0
To make news or information known to many people
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4.1
Spread an emotion or idea to other people
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2.8
Information becomes known to many people
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3.2
Tell many people about something so they know
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5.5
To spread out and reach many people or places
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4.2
To make an idea, activity, or subject known and liked by many people
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2.0
Make information spread among many people
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6.1
Spread slowly through a group until many people know or feel it
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3.0
To become known by many people very quickly
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9.1
To try to make many people believe false or one-sided information
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7.4
Actively promote a product or idea to get people to use it
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4.6
To change something so many people can understand and use it
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7.9
To make something well known by giving it a lot of media attention
Antonyms
How Wide
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6.8
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3.0
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5.9
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3.9
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Propagate comes from Latin pro- 'forward' and propago 'a shoot', so a helpful image is an idea acting like a plant shoot that spreads out. That's why propagate also means to spread ideas, news, or beliefs to many people.