Difference between Distribute and Propagate

What is the difference between Distribute and Propagate?

Distribute as a verb is to divide into portions and dispense. while Propagate as a verb is 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.

Distribute

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To divide into portions and dispense. To supply to retail outlets. To deliver or pass out. To scatter or spread. To apportion (more or less evenly). To classify or separate into categories. To be distributive.

Example sentence: Latinos are the fastest growing minority, and we're obviously not going anywhere. We're extremely loyal as a people, and I think Hollywood is starting to recognize that. It's very rare for a major studio to nationally distribute a film with Latino talent, not only in front of the camera, but also behind the camera.

Propagate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.To multiply; to increase.To generate; to produce.To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

We hope you now know whether to use Distribute or Propagate in your sentence.

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