propagated
Spread through generations
Propagated is the past tense of propagate, meaning to spread or transmit something outward.
Plants are propagated by seeds, cuttings, or grafts—reproducing them for cultivation.
Ideas, beliefs, and misinformation are propagated when they spread through a population: The rumor was propagated through social media.
In physics, waves and signals propagate through a medium: The error propagated through the entire system.
Spread widely abroad
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- diffusedSpread widely around
- transmittedSent onward
- dispersedSpread widely apart
distributed · circulated · radiated · permeated · pervaded · scattered · extended · proliferated
Sent onward
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
pandemic · viral · spread · vector · transmission · carrier · host · incubation
Sent onward
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
amplitude · radio · acoustic · seismic · ultrasonic · radiation · oscillation · vibration
Raised or propagated
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- genesUnits of heredity
lineage · heredity · descendants · pollinated · crossbred · hybridized · cloned · sired
Snipped portions for growing
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- graftedAttached living tissue
- rootedFirmly established in place
- transplantedMoved from original location
cloned · cultivated · nursery · rootstock · layering · division · bulbs · rhizomes
Publicly stated or declared
- publicizedMade widely known
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- reportedCommunicated formally
published · communicated · conveyed · informed · promoted · declared · shared · circulated
disseminated
Spread widely abroad
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- diffusedSpread widely around
- transmittedSent onward
dispersed · distributed · circulated · radiated · permeated · pervaded · scattered · extended · proliferated · promulgated
transmitted
Sent onward
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
outbreak · pandemic · viral · spread · vector · transmission · carrier · host · incubation · endemic
transmitted
Sent onward
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
wavelength · amplitude · radio · acoustic · seismic · ultrasonic · radiation · oscillation · vibration · medium
bred
Raised or propagated
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
genes · lineage · heredity · descendants · pollinated · crossbred · hybridized · cloned · sired · spawned
cuttings
Snipped portions for growing
transplanted · cloned · cultivated · nursery · rootstock · layering · division · bulbs · rhizomes · runners
announced
Publicly stated or declared
- publicizedMade widely known
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
reported · published · communicated · conveyed · informed · promoted · declared · shared · circulated · advertised
- sent outmailed, delivered, dispatched, transmitted, broadcast
- copiedcopied, duplicated, replicated, reproduced, cloned
propagatedexterminated
Totally destroyed, none remaining
sterilized · eradicated · culled · extinguished · killed off
propagatedblocked
Passage prevented or impeded
absorbed · attenuated · dampened · shielded · obstructed
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