propagate
- IPA[ˈpräpəˌɡāt]
美式
- breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock；(of a plant or animal) reproduce by natural processes
verb: propagate, 3rd person present: propagates, gerund or present participle: propagating, past tense: propagated, past participle: propagated
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動詞
- 1. breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings 同義詞
- ▪ (of a plant or animal) reproduce by natural processes the plant propagates freely from stem cuttings 同義詞
- 2. spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely the French propagated the idea that the English were violent and gluttonous drunkards 同義詞
- 3. (with reference to motion, light, sound, etc.) transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction or through a medium electromagnetic effects can be propagated at a finite velocity only through material substances a hydraulic fracture is generally expected to propagate in a vertical plane
- (especially of a plant) able to propagate itself.
Oxford Dictionary
- (especially of a plant) able to propagate itself.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈprɒpəɡeɪt]
英式
- breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock: try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings
Oxford Dictionary
