propagation, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

propagate (propagates 3rd person present) (propagating present participle) (propagated past tense & past participle )

1  verb If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.
FORMAL
(=disseminate)
They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.  V n
♦ propagation    n-uncount oft N of n
...the propagation of true Buddhism.

2  verb If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones.  (TECHNICAL)
The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...  V n
The pasque flower can be propagated from seed.  be V-ed from n, Also V n from n
♦ propagation  n-uncount oft N of n
...the successful propagation of a batch of plants.