English-Thai Dictionary

propagate

VI แพร่พันธุ์  pare-pan

 

propagate

VT ถ่าย ทอดเสียง หรือ ภาพ  tai-tod-siang-rue-pab

 

propagate

VT ทำให้ แพร่พันธุ์  tam-hai-pare-pan

 

propagate

VT แพร่ข่าว  pare-kao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROPAGATE

v.t.[L. propago. See Prop. The Latin noun propago, is the English prop, and the termination ago, as in cartilago, etc. The sense of the noun is that which is set or thrust in. ] 1. To continue or multiply the kind by generation or successive production; applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate any species of fruit tree.
2. To spread; to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
3. To spread from person to person; to extend; to give birth to, or originate and spread; as, to propagate a story or report.
4. To carry from place to place; to extend by planting and establishing in places before destitute; as, to propagate the christian religion.
5. To extend; to increase.
Griefs of my own lie heavy in my breast,
Which thou wilt propagate.
6. To generate; to produce.
Superstitious notions, propagated in fancy, are hardly ever totally eradicated.

 

PROPAGATE

v.i.To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants. Wild horses propagate in the forests of S. America.

 

PROPAGATED

pp. Continued or multiplied by generation or production of the same kind; spread; extended.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROPAGATE

Prop "a *gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propagated; p. pr. & vb. n.Propagating. ] Etym: [L. propagatus, p. p. of propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of a plant, slip, shoot. See Pro-, and cf. Pact, Prop, Prune, v. t.]

 

1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.

 

2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.

 

3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion. The infection was propagated insensibly. De Foe.

 

4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs. ] Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate. Shak.

 

5. To generate; to produce. Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life. De Quincey.

 

Syn. -- To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse; disseminate; promote.

 

PROPAGATE

PROPAGATE Prop "a *gate, v. i.

 

Defn: To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly. No need that thou Should'st propagate, already infinite. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

propagate

prop a gate |ˈpräpəˌgāt ˈprɑpəˌɡeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 breed specimens of (a plant, animal, etc. ) by natural processes from the parent stock: try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings. • [ no obj. ] (of a plant, animal, etc. ) reproduce in such a way: the plant propagates freely from stem cuttings. 2 spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc. ) widely: the French propagated the idea that the English were violent and gluttonous drunkards. 3 (with reference to motion, light, sound, etc. ) transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction or through a medium: [ with obj. ] : electromagnetic effects can be propagated at a finite velocity only through material substances | [ no obj. ] : a hydraulic fracture is generally expected to propagate in a vertical plane. (as adj. propagated ) : a propagated electrical signal. DERIVATIVES prop a ga tion |ˌpräpəˈgāSHən |noun, prop a ga tive |-ˌgātiv |adjective, prop a ga tor |-ˌgātər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin propagat- ‘multiplied from layers or shoots, ’ from the verb propagare; related to propago ‘young shoot ’ (from a base meaning ‘fix ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

propagate

propa |gate |ˈprɒpəgeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 breed specimens of (a plant or animal ) by natural processes from the parent stock: try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings. • [ no obj. ] (of a plant or animal ) reproduce by natural processes: the plant propagates freely from stem cuttings. 2 spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc. ) widely: the French propagated the idea that the English were drunkards. 3 [ with adverbial of direction ] (with reference to motion, light, sound, etc. ) transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction or through a medium: [ with obj. ] : electromagnetic effects can be propagated at a finite velocity only through material substances. DERIVATIVES propagation |-ˈgeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, propagative adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin propagat- ‘multiplied from layers or shoots ’, from the verb propagare; related to propago ‘young shoot ’ (from a base meaning ‘fix ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

propagate

propagate verb 1 an easy plant to propagate: breed, grow, cultivate. 2 these shrubs propagate easily: reproduce, multiply, proliferate, increase, spread, self-seed, self-sow. 3 a group that propagated extremist ideas: spread, disseminate, communicate, make known, promulgate, circulate, broadcast, publicize, proclaim, preach, promote; literary bruit abroad.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

propagate

propagate verb 1 the plant can be easily propagated by taking leaf cuttings: breed, grow, cultivate, generate; technical layer, pipe. 2 the wild flowers and herbs get cut before they have a chance to flower and propagate: reproduce, multiply, proliferate, breed, procreate, increase, spawn; self-seed, self-sow. 3 the advanced ideas drawn from the West or propagated by other leading democrats: spread, disseminate, communicate, pass on, put about, make known, promulgate, circulate, transmit, distribute, broadcast, publish, publicize, proclaim, preach, promote; propagandize.

 

French Dictionary

propagateur

propagateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui se donne pour mission de propager (une religion, une doctrine, etc. ). : Les propagateurs de la foi, les propagatrices de l ’alphabétisation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

propagate

prop a gate /prɑ́pəɡèɪt |prɔ́p -/動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〘生物 〙〈動植物など 〉を繁殖 [増殖 ]させる ; 〖～ oneself 〗繁殖する .2 〈思想 情報など 〉を広める .3 〈性質 特質 〉を遺伝させる .4 〈光 音など 〉を伝える .自動詞 繁殖 [増殖 ]する .