"propagated" In Word Games

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
7. 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.
8. the simple past tense and past participle of propagate.

"propagated" synonyms:

• developed,
• followed,
• arose,
• stemmed,
• ensued,
• resulted,
• transpired,
• came-about,
• came-into-being,
• came-off,
• chanced,
• derived,
• sprang,
• sprung,
• germinated,
• occurred,
• picked-up,
• uprose,
• went

"propagated" antonyms:

• concealed,
• decreased,
• depleted,
• destroyed,
• diminished,
• finished,
• halted,
• hid,
• hidden,
• killed,
• lessened,
• reduced,
• resulted,
• stopped,
• stifled,
• suppressed,
• withheld,
• withholden,
• collected

• gasteropod
• godparents
• prorogated
• readopting
• frontpaged
• patronaged
• pignorated