how to pronounce propagate

/ˈpɹɒp.ə.ɡɛɪt/

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propagate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of propagate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… how easily errors can propagate and and …”

meanings of propagate

verb:

To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
To multiply; to increase.
To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
To generate; to produce.
To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.