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Propagate vs Advertise - What's the difference?

propagate | advertise |

In transitive terms the difference between propagate and advertise

is that propagate is to generate; to produce while advertise is to provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.

In intransitive terms the difference between propagate and advertise

is that propagate is to have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly while advertise is to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.

propagate

English

Verb

  • To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
  • To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
  • To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate
  • * Daniel Defoe
    • The infection was propagated insensibly.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 19 , author=Kerry Brown , title=Kim Jong-il obituary , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=The DPRK propagated an extraordinary tale of his birth occurring on Mount Baekdu, one of Korea's most revered sites, being accompanied by shooting stars in the sky. It is more likely that he was born in a small village in the USSR, while his father was serving as a Soviet-backed general during the second world war.}}
  • (obsolete) To multiply; to increase.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, / Which thou wilt propagate .
  • To generate; to produce.
  • * De Quincey
    • Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
  • To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
  • (computing) To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
    • It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.
  • (computing) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
    • The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.

    Derived terms

    * propagation * propagator

    References

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    advertise

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

    (advertis)
  • *, II.12:
    • Socrates being advertised , that the God of wisdome, had attributed the name of wise unto him, was thereat much astonished.
  • To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
  • To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
    • It pays to advertise .
    For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.
  • To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
    • Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows.

    Synonyms

    * (tell about) notify, inform, apprise, (with urgency) alert * (give public notice) make known, announce, proclaim, promulgate, (uncommon use) publish * (advertise commercially) promote, publicise, sell

    Derived terms

    * advertisement * advertiser

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