propagate
VERB
/prɑpə,ɡeɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
propagate is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1P3A1G2A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does propagate mean?
VERB · 8 SENSES
1
Become distributed or widespread.
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Cause to become widely known.
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3
Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering.
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Multiply sexually or asexually.
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Transmit.
“propagate sound or light through air”
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Transmit from one generation to the next.
“propagate these characteristics”
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Transmit or cause to broaden or spread.
“This great civilization was propagated throughout the land”
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Travel through the air.
“sound and light propagate in this medium”
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