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Difference between "propagate" and similar words.

Could you please show me the difference between the words:

  • populate
  • propagate
  • distribute
  • spread

and when to use each? And derived nouns, too.

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exRanger profile picture exRangerNovember 2019
Derived nouns as requested:

populate: "population"; "popularity" (connects to "population" via the adjective "popular")

propagate: "propagation" - rarely seen in print or spoken usage among English users, more common are such synonyms as "multiplication" or "dissemination".

distribute: "distribution".

spread: an interesting word, nominal (ie, noun) forms generally are (usually) any of a number of synonyms, including (coincidentally) "distribution", "dissemination", and "expansion". The word "spread" can itself be used in the nominal form, e.g., "That's quite a spread (of land) you have.", said of a person who holds a large parcel of land, like American cattle ranchers, etc.
jeremyegodfrey profile picture jeremyegodfreyNovember 2019

Populate is to fill a void, eg the blanks in a form, or the uninhabited interior of a continent.

Propagate is disseminating, to post or to send out forth as in to propogate a comprehension of web based banking among all of the overall public.

Thereis a subtlety in I begun to determine the distinction regarding Populate fills a bounded room, while to Propagate locations something within an unbounded space, however in the example of mine, I bounded "Propagate" as into "the general population"
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