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propagate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of propagate

1 to bring forth offspring
  • The dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate.
Synonyms of propagate

breed, multiply, procreate, reproduce
Words Related to propagate

bear, beget, engender, gender, generate, get, have, mother, parent, produce, sire

hatch, spawn
2 to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
  • the various ways in which candidates can propagate their positions on the issues
Synonyms of propagate

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, spread
Words Related to propagate

radiate, sprawl

diffuse, dispense, disperse, dissipate, scatter, sow

communicate, convey, impart, pass (on), transmit
Near Antonyms of propagate

cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, secrete, shroud, veil

contain, limit, restrict

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