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propagate

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to spread or promote an idea, belief, or practice widely among people

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Propagate in a sentence

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Social media can propagate misinformation far more rapidly than traditional news outlets.

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suppresscontainwithhold
Common questions

Questions about “propagate

Propagate (verb) means to spread or promote an idea, belief, or practice widely among people
Here is propagate used in an example sentence: "Social media can propagate misinformation far more rapidly than traditional news outlets."
Common synonyms for propagate include disseminate, spread, promulgate.
Antonyms of propagate include suppress, contain, withhold.
Propagate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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