Difference between Propagate and Diffuse

What is the difference between Propagate and Diffuse?

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. while Diffuse as a verb is to spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

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.

Diffuse

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

Example sentence: When the late Bishop was appointed, about thirty-two years ago, to diffuse the light of the Gospel through this extensive portion of His Majesty's dominions, it was even a greater spiritual, than a natural wilderness.

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

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