propagating
Spreading or reproducing
Propagating is spreading or transmitting something outward.
Plants propagate by producing offspring—through seeds, cuttings, or division: She's propagating roses from cuttings.
Ideas, beliefs, and information propagate through populations: propagating misinformation online.
In physics, waves propagate through a medium.
The word implies multiplication and extension from a source.
Spreading information broadly
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- dispersingSpreading widely apart
- circulatingMoving in a circuit
distributing · proliferating · transmitting · promulgating · publicizing · announcing · expanding · extending
Snipped portions for growing
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- layeringForming successive strata
- divisionSplitting into parts
runners · rhizomes · bulbs · tubers · stolons · offsets · suckers · cloning
Copying or procreation
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
seeds · spores · offspring · progeny · gametes · zygote · embryo · genetics
Structured belief framework
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
belief · gospel · manifesto · evangelizing · proselytizing · indoctrination · influence · persuasion
Reproductive pairing behavior
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- sireMale animal parent
dam · pedigree · purebred · inbreeding · lineage · heritage · progenitor · stud
Sending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
oscillation · radiation · electromagnetic · acoustic · seismic · ripple · echo · resonance
disseminating
Spreading information broadly
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- dispersingSpreading widely apart
circulating · distributing · proliferating · transmitting · promulgating · publicizing · announcing · expanding · extending · scattering
cuttings
Snipped portions for growing
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- layeringForming successive strata
division · runners · rhizomes · bulbs · tubers · stolons · offsets · suckers · cloning · tissue culture
reproduction
Copying or procreation
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
germination · seeds · spores · offspring · progeny · gametes · zygote · embryo · genetics · heredity
ideology
Structured belief framework
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
tenet · belief · gospel · manifesto · evangelizing · proselytizing · indoctrination · influence · persuasion · advocacy
mating
Reproductive pairing behavior
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
sire · dam · pedigree · purebred · inbreeding · lineage · heritage · progenitor · stud · bloodline
transmission
Sending of information
wavelength · oscillation · radiation · electromagnetic · acoustic · seismic · ripple · echo · resonance · interference
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- disseminatingspreading, sharing, broadcasting, publishing, circulating
- spreading ideasspreading, teaching, sharing, promoting, broadcasting
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
propagatingcontaining
Holding within limits
stopping · halting · blocking · suppressing · inhibiting
propagatingexterminating
Destroying all of something
eradicating · extinguishing · eliminating · destroying · sterilizing
propagatingsuppressing
Forcibly restraining or inhibiting
censoring · silencing · stifling · withholding · concealing