Propagate vs Advertise - What's the difference?
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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
* {{quote-news
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(obsolete) To multiply; to increase.
* Shakespeare
To generate; to produce.
* De Quincey
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.
(computing) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
*, II.12:
To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
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
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Verb
- The infection was propagated insensibly.
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- Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, / Which thou wilt propagate .
- Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
- It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.
- The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.
Derived terms
* propagation * propagatorReferences
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Alternative forms
*Verb
(advertis)- Socrates being advertised , that the God of wisdome, had attributed the name of wise unto him, was thereat much astonished.
- It pays to advertise .
- For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.
- Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows.