Propagation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌɒpɐɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌɒpɐɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɑːpɐɡˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

multiplication generation extension

Word Forms

propagate	verb	transmit or cause to broaden or spread
generate	verb	make children
multiply	verb	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vermehrung

die Verbreitung von etwas (einem Glauben oder einer Praxis) in neue Regionen

🇪🇸Spanish

propagación

la difusión de algo (una creencia o práctica) a nuevas regiones

🇮🇹Italian

propagazione

la diffusione di qualcosa (una credenza o una pratica) in nuove regioni

🇳🇱Dutch

voortplanting

de verspreiding van iets (een geloof of praktijk) naar nieuwe regio’s

🇵🇹Portuguese

propagação

a disseminação de algo (uma crença ou prática) em novas regiões

🇷🇺Russian

распространение

распространение чего-либо (веры или практики) в новые регионы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचार

किसी चीज़ (एक विश्वास या प्रथा) का नए क्षेत्रों में फैलना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচার

নতুন অঞ্চলে কিছু (একটি বিশ্বাস বা অনুশীলন) ছড়িয়ে দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பரப்புதல்

எதையாவது (ஒரு நம்பிக்கை அல்லது நடைமுறை) புதிய பகுதிகளில் பரப்புதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రచారం

ఏదైనా (ఒక నమ్మకం లేదా అభ్యాసం) కొత్త ప్రాంతాలలో వ్యాప్తి చెందడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसार

नवीन प्रदेशांमध्ये काहीतरी (विश्वास किंवा सराव) पसरवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રચાર

નવા પ્રદેશોમાં કંઈક (એક માન્યતા અથવા પ્રથા) નો ફેલાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸರಣ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ (ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಚರಣೆ) ಹೊಸ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಹರಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രചരണം

എന്തെങ്കിലും (ഒരു വിശ്വാസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമ്പ്രദായം) പുതിയ പ്രദേശങ്ങളിലേക്ക് വ്യാപിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ (ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸ) ਦਾ ਨਵੇਂ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੈਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تبلیغ

کسی چیز کا (ایک عقیدہ یا عمل) نئے خطوں میں پھیلانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

传播

将某种事物（信仰或实践）传播到新的地区

🇯🇵Japanese

伝搬

何か（信念または習慣）を新しい地域に広めること

🇰🇷Korean

번식

어떤 것(신앙이나 관행)을 새로운 지역으로 퍼뜨리는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự truyền bá

sự lan truyền của một cái gì đó (một niềm tin hoặc thực hành) sang các khu vực mới

🇹🇭Thai

การขยายพันธุ์

การแพร่กระจายของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (ความเชื่อหรือการปฏิบัติ) ไปยังภูมิภาคใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

perambatan

penyebaran sesuatu (kepercayaan atau praktik) ke wilayah baru

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalaganap

ang pagkalat ng isang bagay (isang paniniwala o kasanayan) sa mga bagong rehiyon

🇲🇾Malay

pembiakan

penyebaran sesuatu (kepercayaan atau amalan) ke wilayah baru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتشار

نشر شيء ما (معتقد أو ممارسة) في مناطق جديدة

🇮🇷Persian

انتشار

گسترش چیزی (یک باور یا عمل) در مناطق جدید

🇹🇷Turkish

yayılma

bir şeyin (bir inancın veya uygulamanın) yeni bölgelere yayılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְבִיָה

התפשטות של משהו (אמונה או תרגול) לאזורים חדשים

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The primary meaning of 'propagation' is 'the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions'.

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