Antonyms for propagated


Grammar : Verb
Spell : prop-uh-geyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒp əˌgeɪt


Definition of propagated

Origin :
  • 1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c.1600. Related: Propagated; propagating.
  • verb breed, reproduce
  • verb spread, make known
Example sentences :
  • But the feeling excited by the incident was propagated out of doors.
  • Extract from : « Andr » by William Dunlap
  • It grows on high ground, in rich soil, and is propagated by seeds.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
  • To him the only "orders" and "succession" were those which propagated the Gospel.
  • Extract from : « Charles Carleton Coffin » by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
  • Such buds can be propagated by grafting, &c., and sometimes by seed.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection » by Charles Darwin
  • He not only misled his immediate followers, but propagated his spirit.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
  • It was ascertained that this variety could be propagated by grafts.
  • Extract from : « The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. » by Charles Darwin
  • They were seedless, the tree having to be propagated from slips.
  • Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
  • This malady was propagated annually by the parasitic spores.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • But a finer motion is at the same time set up and propagated.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • It can also be propagated from the seed, but these are often unproductive.
  • Extract from : « British Borneo » by W. H. Treacher

Synonyms for propagated

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