- present tense form of propagate (3rd person singular).
propagates
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Over generations, the trait propagates through the population until what was once a rare mutation becomes commonplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
After each sensor's complex wavefield is reconstructed, the system digitally extends the data and mathematically propagates the wavefields back to the object plane.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2026
“Tár” takes place inside that vacuum, where the conductor propagates this great myth to maintain her control.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Now a nonprofit, the group propagates and distributes about 10,000 native saplings annually from wild-collected seed, mostly to other nonprofits and ecological restoration efforts.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
It has its distinctive religious aspect, it is true, but when we speak of a religion we usually have in mind a certain set of religious dogmas and a church that propagates them.
From Elementary Theosophy by L. W. (Louis William) Rogers