1. 宣傳；傳播；使普及 If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.
e.g. They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society. 他們鼓吹能顛覆英國社會(huì )結構的政治學(xué)說(shuō)。
propagation ...the propagation of true Buddhism. 傳播真正的佛教
2. 繁殖，培植（植物） If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones.
e.g. The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings... 栽培葡萄最簡(jiǎn)便的方法就是硬條扦插。 e.g. The pasque flower can be propagated from seed. 歐白頭翁可以通過(guò)種子進(jìn)行繁殖。
propagation ...the successful propagation of a batch of plants. 一批植株的成功繁殖
propagate英英釋義
verb
1. multiply sexually or asexually
2. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
3. cause to become widely known
e.g. spread information circulate a rumor broadcast the news
Synonym: circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatebroadcastspreaddiffusedispersepass around
4. transmit or cause to broaden or spread
e.g. This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
5. become distributed or widespread
e.g. the infection spread Optimism spread among the population