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propagated
[ prop-uh-gey-tid ]
adjective
- (of an organism) multiplied by any process of reproduction from the parent stock:
Did pumping out a lot of artificially propagated salmon have a negative impact out in the ocean?
- (of a rumor, idea, doctrine, etc.) spread from person to person; disseminated:
The article gives readers the truth about the proposed reform while debunking widely propagated misinformation.
- (of disease) transmitted from one individual to another:
Not only can transmission of avian viruses to mammals occur, but it can lead to propagated infection.
- (of hereditary features or elements) transmitted to or through offspring:
Birth defects have nothing to do with evolution, as they are not propagated traits and are not a result of adaptation.
- (of an effect) created at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves or energy, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmitted:
The propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including electromagnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof.
- Computers. noting an update or other alteration that has taken effect throughout a network of devices:
Improper security settings or incompletely propagated password changes can cause errors.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of propagate ( def ).
Other 51Թ Forms
- -DZ··· adjective
- ܲ·DZ··· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of propagated1
Example Sentences
And when the particular branch rebloomed pink several times during the season, Carruth came in the fall and took a cutting so the rose could be propagated by a grower in Arizona.
While introducing the bill in parliament, then home minister SB Chavan expressed anxiety about "an alarming rise of intolerance propagated by certain sections for their narrow vested interests".
At the turn of the 20th century, it was believed that light was propagated through an invisible medium called the luminiferous ether, but scientists could not prove the existence of the ether with data.
Their opinions echo a key message being propagated on Chinese state media.
The slurry of misinformation represents the latest wave of utter BS propagated by the MAGA-verse.
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