Synonyms for propagate
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Spread
spread, disseminate, promulgate, circulate, diffuse, increase, distribute, disperse, pass around, scatter, sow, broadcast, circularize, circularise UK, strew
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
- v. 2
To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
to propagate sound or light
Related words
- Word family
- propagation propagator propagable propagatable
Forms
- Past participle
- propagated
e.g. propagated → disseminated, promulgated, circulated, diffused…
Example sentences
- spread I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.
- circulate Was there a need to circulate that news bulletin?
- disseminate If you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile.
- promulgate They are simply trying to promulgate an accurate version of the facts.
- promote We must promote commerce with neighboring countries.
- generate This is going to generate more traffic in Algiers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| propagate | steady | |
| spread | rising | |
| circulate | steady | |
| disseminate | steady | |
| promulgate | falling | |
| promote | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sow1
- 5 letters
- raise1, breed1, beget2, strew1
- 6 letters
- spread1
- 7 letters
- produce2, promote2, scatter2, diffuse2
- 8 letters
- increase2, generate3, multiply3, disperse2, engender3
- 9 letters
- broadcast2, reproduce3, originate4, circulate3, procreate3
- 10 letters
- distribute3, promulgate3
- 11 letters
- disseminate4, circularize4, circularise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beget2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- propager
- Italiano
- propagare
- Español
- propagar
- Deutsch
- weitererzählen
- Català
- propagar