Humans are the vehicles that genes use to propagate themselves.
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Propagate
/ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/
Synonyms for "propagate" (242 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Verb(17 words)
Noun(15 words)
advertising drivebreedingbreeding sowbreedsbroadcast mediumbroadcastsbruitcascade downcascadescell culturedcirculatingcolony culturecorokiacourse throughculture unaware
Adjective(1 words)
bred organism
Strong matches (72)
Noun(22 words)
culture valuesculturingdiffusingdirect sowndisease spreaddisseminatingfuel rumorgardening practicego viralgrapevinehothousekweekmailbombmemesmongeringmongersmultiplyingmushroomingold french encreistreopinion shaping
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outward flowoverspill
Adjective(2 words)
culturedinvasive species spread
Related words (121)
Noun(51 words)
pamphleteerpeddlingperpetuatingplant developmentplanted like protistpopularizingpot up herb cuttingspotting up cuttingspreachingpromulgatingproselytingpsychopsispurveyingrampagingreplicatesretweetingricochetripplesripplingroot
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Verb(43 words)
pass aroundpeddlepeddledpercolatepercolatedpercolatingperpetuateperpetuatedperpetuatespopularizedpot up citrus cuttingspot up cuttingsprocreatedprocreatesproliferatedproliferatespromulgatedpromulgatespuppedpurveyed
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdisease propagationinformation propagationplant propagationradio wave propagationrapid propagationseed propagation
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3 entriesDerivations
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3 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Sound needs matter to propagate through. However, cosmic noise and electromagnetic waves don't.
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Some common houseplants are pretty easy to propagate from cuttings.
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Those people have a lot of ways to propagate their views -- they get elected to school boards, they go door-to-door with pamphlets -- all sorts of tactics.
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