propagated

[ prop-uh-gey-tid ]

adjective

1. (of an organism) multiplied by any process of reproduction from the parent stock:

   Did pumping out a lot of artificially propagated salmon have a negative impact out in the ocean?

2. (of a rumor, idea, doctrine, etc.) spread from person to person; disseminated:

   The article gives readers the truth about the proposed reform while debunking widely propagated misinformation.

3. (of disease) transmitted from one individual to another:

   Not only can transmission of avian viruses to mammals occur, but it can lead to propagated infection.

4. (of hereditary features or elements) transmitted to or through offspring:

   Birth defects have nothing to do with evolution, as they are not propagated traits and are not a result of adaptation.

5. (of an effect) created at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves or energy, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmitted:

   The propagated signal may take any of a variety of forms, including electromagnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof.

6. Computers. noting an update or other alteration that has taken effect throughout a network of devices:

   Improper security settings or incompletely propagated password changes can cause errors.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of propagate ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-prop·a·gat·ed adjective
• un·prop·a·gat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of propagated¹

propagate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Their opinions echo a key message being propagated on Chinese state media.

From BBC

The slurry of misinformation represents the latest wave of utter BS propagated by the MAGA-verse.

From Los Angeles Times

While the ghost of Walter Cronkite was probably wretched in anticipation of the event, which studio heads boasted would feature no fact-checking from the moderators, early in the debate the journalists abandoned that vow after Vance refused to drop the obvious and dangerous lie about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio he’s propagated for weeks.

From Salon

“Walz did not address the false narratives of immigration propagated by the Trump campaign and instead wanted to strike a middle ground, but there is not a middle ground on an issue where the other side has zero interest in common ground,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Once upon a time — well, in 1928, actually — the city of Los Angeles took the progressive step of opening the Commonwealth Nursery in Griffith Park, which over the next 50 years grew millions of trees and plants — many propagated from native seeds — for the city’s parks and public buildings.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cultivated
• cultured
• produced
• raised
• trained