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propagate
to spread ideas or information widely
Synonyms
- disseminate
- circulate
- spread
Antonyms
- suppress
- contain
- stifle
propagate in a sentence
The forged documents helped propagate a false account of the uprising.
Cheap printing helped propagate scientific ideas beyond universities and royal courts.
Where it comes from
From Latin propagare, meaning 'to spread or extend.'
Memory hook
PROPAGATE sounds like 'proper gate': ideas pass through a gate and spread outward.
Read it in context
- The Bone That Would Not Settle Science