Polyglot Dictionary

propagar

/pɾopaˈɡaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
propago
preterite (eu)
propaguei
past participle
propagado

Meaning

  1. to spread

    • O fogo se propagou.

      The fire spread.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

difundir

difundir is more about diffusing or broadcasting information; propagar is more general, like a plant or disease propagating — both mean "to spread."

Similar in other languages

German

übergreifen

übergreifen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to spread."

Spanish

propagar

propagar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to spread."

Practice

1 What does propagar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches propagar?

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