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propagate

/ˈprɒpəɡeɪt/verb

उच्चारण प्रॉपगेट

प्रचार करना, फैलाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people

    प्रचार करना, फैलाना

    • to propagate the message of peace
    • Social media can propagate false rumours within minutes.
    • The group worked hard to propagate the idea of clean rivers.
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    • Rumours propagate quickly when people have nothing else to talk about.
    • Missionaries and traders helped to propagate the new faith along the coast.

    Synonyms spread promote disseminate circulate broadcast

    Opposite suppress conceal hide

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (sth) technical

    to produce new plants from a parent plant

    (पौधे) उगाना, प्रवर्धन करना

    • to propagate roses from cuttings
    • Gardeners often propagate jasmine by planting small cuttings.
    • You can propagate mint easily by placing a cutting in water.
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    • The nursery propagates mango trees by grafting.
    • Many gardeners propagate their favourite plants every spring.

    Synonyms breed grow cultivate reproduce multiply

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prop·a·gate

With -pa- (not 'propogate').

बीच में -pa- ('propogate' गलत है)।

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Keep apart propagate (spread ideas) and propaganda (information, often false, used to make people support a political cause).

Propagate (विचार फैलाना) और propaganda (राजनीतिक समर्थन के लिए प्रयुक्त, प्रायः झूठी जानकारी) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the spread words together: propagate, disseminate (spread information widely), circulate, promulgate (announce officially), broadcast.

फैलाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: propagate, disseminate (सूचना व्यापक रूप से फैलाना), circulate, promulgate (आधिकारिक घोषणा), broadcast।