propagar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [pɾu.pəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.pəˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.paˈɣaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [pɾo.paˈɣa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

propagar (first-person singular present propago, first-person singular preterite propaguí, past participle propagat)

1. (transitive) to propagate, spread
2. (intransitive, pronominal) to propagate, spread

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of propagar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			propagar
gerund			propagant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		propagat		propagada
		plural		propagats		propagades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	propago	propagues	propaga	propaguem	propagueu	propaguen
	imperfect	propagava	propagaves	propagava	propagàvem	propagàveu	propagaven
	future	propagaré	propagaràs	propagarà	propagarem	propagareu	propagaran
	preterite	propaguí	propagares	propagà	propagàrem	propagàreu	propagaren
	conditional	propagaria	propagaries	propagaria	propagaríem	propagaríeu	propagarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	propagui	propaguis	propagui	propaguem	propagueu	propaguin
	imperfect	propagués	propaguessis	propagués	propaguéssim	propaguéssiu	propaguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	propaga	propagui	propaguem	propagueu	propaguin
	negative (no)	—	no propaguis	no propagui	no propaguem	no propagueu	no propaguin

Related terms

• propagació

Further reading

• “propagar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “propagar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “propagar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “propagar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgō, English propagate, French propager, Italian propagare, Spanish propagar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /propaˈɡar/

Verb

propagar (present tense propagas, past tense propagis, future tense propagos, imperative propagez, conditional propagus)

1. (transitive) to propagate

Conjugation

Conjugation of propagar

		present		past		future
infinitive		propagar		propagir		propagor
tense		propagas		propagis		propagos
conditional		propagus		—		—
imperative		propagez		—		—
adjective active participle		propaganta		propaginta		propagonta
adverbial active participle		propagante		propaginte		propagonte
nominal active participle	singular	propaganto		propaginto		propagonto
	plural	propaganti		propaginti		propagonti
adjective passive participle		propagata		propagita		propagota
adverbial passive participle		propagate		propagite		propagote
nominal passive participle	singular	propagato		propagito		propagoto
	plural	propagati		propagiti		propagoti

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgāre.

Verb

propagar

1. (transitive) to propagate (sustain by spreading)

   Synonym: difundir

   • (Can we date this quote?), Christoph Herzog, Richard Wittmann, editors, Istanbul – Kushta – Constantinople: Narratives of Identity in the Ottoman Capital, 1830-1930‎^[1], Taylor & Francis, published 2018, →ISBN, page 96:

     Yo ǧuzava, de otra parte, muy perikolozo por el repozo i la seguridad de·los ǧudyós de Turkía de propagar entre estos últimos este movimyento polítiko.

     I was judging it, in another way, very dangerous for the Turkish Jews' peace and security in propagating, among these last things, this political movement.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of propagar

infinitive		simple		propagar
		compound		aver propagado
gerund		simple		propagando
		compound		aviendo propagado
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		propagado		propagados
		feminine		propagada		propagadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	propago	propagas	propaga	propagamos	propagáx	propagan
	imperfect	propagava	propagavas	propagava	propagávamos	propagavax	propagavan
	preterite	propagí	propagates	propagó	propagimos	propagatex	propagaron
	future	propagaré	propagarás	propagará	propagaremos	propagaréx	propagarán
	conditional	propagaría	propagarías	propagaría	propagaríamos	propagaríax	propagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	propage	propages	propage	propagemos	propagéx	propagen
	imperfect	propagara	propagaras	propagara	propagáramos	propagarax	propagaran
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vosotros vosós / vós	—
	affirmative	—	propaga	—	—	propagad	—
	negative	—	no propages	—	—	no propagéx	—

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.paˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.paˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.paˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /pɾo.paˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pɐˈɡaɾ/ [pɾu.pɐˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pɐˈɡaɾ/ [pɾu.pɐˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pɐˈɡa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pro‧pa‧gar

Verb

propagar (first-person singular present propago, first-person singular preterite propaguei, past participle propagado)

1. (transitive) to propagate
2. (intransitive) to have offspring, reproduce
3. (pronominal) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
4. inflection of propagar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of propagar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	propagar
Personal	propagar	propagares	propagar	propagarmos	propagardes	propagarem
Gerund
	propagando
Past participle
Masculine	propagado			propagados
Feminine	propagada			propagadas
Indicative
Present	propago	propagas	propaga	propagamos	propagais	propagam
Imperfect	propagava	propagavas	propagava	propagávamos	propagáveis	propagavam
Preterite	propaguei	propagaste	propagou	propagamos1, propagámos2	propagastes	propagaram
Pluperfect	propagara	propagaras	propagara	propagáramos	propagáreis	propagaram
Future	propagarei	propagarás	propagará	propagaremos	propagareis	propagarão
Conditional	propagaria	propagarias	propagaria	propagaríamos	propagaríeis	propagariam
Subjunctive
Present	propague	propagues	propague	propaguemos	propagueis	propaguem
Imperfect	propagasse	propagasses	propagasse	propagássemos	propagásseis	propagassem
Future	propagar	propagares	propagar	propagarmos	propagardes	propagarem
Imperative
Affirmative		propaga	propague	propaguemos	propagai	propaguem
Negative (não)		não propagues	não propague	não propaguemos	não propagueis	não propaguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “propagar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “propagar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “propagar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “propagar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “propagar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “propagar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpāgāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾopaˈɡaɾ/ [pɾo.paˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧pa‧gar

Verb

propagar (first-person singular present propago, first-person singular preterite propagué, past participle propagado or (Uruguay) propago)

1. (transitive, pronominal) to propagate

   Synonym: difundir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of propagar (irregular; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			propagar
gerund			propagando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		propagado, propago3		propagada, propaga3
		plural		propagados, propagos3		propagadas, propagas3
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	propago	propagastú propagásvos	propaga	propagamos	propagáis	propagan
	imperfect	propagaba	propagabas	propagaba	propagábamos	propagabais	propagaban
	preterite	propagué	propagaste	propagó	propagamos	propagasteis	propagaron
	future	propagaré	propagarás	propagará	propagaremos	propagaréis	propagarán
	conditional	propagaría	propagarías	propagaría	propagaríamos	propagaríais	propagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	propague	propaguestú propaguésvos2	propague	propaguemos	propaguéis	propaguen
	imperfect (ra)	propagara	propagaras	propagara	propagáramos	propagarais	propagaran
	imperfect (se)	propagase	propagases	propagase	propagásemos	propagaseis	propagasen
	future1	propagare	propagares	propagare	propagáremos	propagareis	propagaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		propagatú propagávos	propague	propaguemos	propagad	propaguen
	negative		no propagues	no propague	no propaguemos	no propaguéis	no propaguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.
³Uruguay.

    Selected combined forms of propagar (irregular; g-gu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive propagar	dative	propagarme	propagarte	propagarle, propagarse	propagarnos	propagaros	propagarles, propagarse
	accusative	propagarme	propagarte	propagarlo, propagarla, propagarse	propagarnos	propagaros	propagarlos, propagarlas, propagarse
with gerund propagando	dative	propagándome	propagándote	propagándole, propagándose	propagándonos	propagándoos	propagándoles, propagándose
	accusative	propagándome	propagándote	propagándolo, propagándola, propagándose	propagándonos	propagándoos	propagándolos, propagándolas, propagándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative propaga	dative	propágame	propágate	propágale	propáganos	not used	propágales
	accusative	propágame	propágate	propágalo, propágala	propáganos	not used	propágalos, propágalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative propagá	dative	propagame	propagate	propagale	propaganos	not used	propagales
	accusative	propagame	propagate	propagalo, propagala	propaganos	not used	propagalos, propagalas
with formal second-person singular imperative propague	dative	propágueme	not used	propáguele, propáguese	propáguenos	not used	propágueles
	accusative	propágueme	not used	propáguelo, propáguela, propáguese	propáguenos	not used	propáguelos, propáguelas
with first-person plural imperative propaguemos	dative	not used	propaguémoste	propaguémosle	propaguémonos	propaguémoos	propaguémosles
	accusative	not used	propaguémoste	propaguémoslo, propaguémosla	propaguémonos	propaguémoos	propaguémoslos, propaguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative propagad	dative	propagadme	not used	propagadle	propagadnos	propagaos	propagadles
	accusative	propagadme	not used	propagadlo, propagadla	propagadnos	propagaos	propagadlos, propagadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative propaguen	dative	propáguenme	not used	propáguenle	propáguennos	not used	propáguenles, propáguense
	accusative	propáguenme	not used	propáguenlo, propáguenla	propáguennos	not used	propáguenlos, propáguenlas, propáguense

    Conjugation of propagarse (irregular; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			propagarse
gerund			propagándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		propagado, propago3		propagada, propaga3
		plural		propagados, propagos3		propagadas, propagas3
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	propagarme	propagarte	propagarse	propagarnos	propagaros	propagarse
	gerund	propagándome	propagándote	propagándose	propagándonos	propagándoos	propagándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me propago	te propagastú te propagásvos	se propaga	nos propagamos	os propagáis	se propagan
	imperfect	me propagaba	te propagabas	se propagaba	nos propagábamos	os propagabais	se propagaban
	preterite	me propagué	te propagaste	se propagó	nos propagamos	os propagasteis	se propagaron
	future	me propagaré	te propagarás	se propagará	nos propagaremos	os propagaréis	se propagarán
	conditional	me propagaría	te propagarías	se propagaría	nos propagaríamos	os propagaríais	se propagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me propague	te propaguestú te propaguésvos2	se propague	nos propaguemos	os propaguéis	se propaguen
	imperfect (ra)	me propagara	te propagaras	se propagara	nos propagáramos	os propagarais	se propagaran
	imperfect (se)	me propagase	te propagases	se propagase	nos propagásemos	os propagaseis	se propagasen
	future1	me propagare	te propagares	se propagare	nos propagáremos	os propagareis	se propagaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		propágatetú propagatevos	propáguese	propaguémonos	propagaos	propáguense
	negative		no te propagues	no se propague	no nos propaguemos	no os propaguéis	no se propaguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.
³Uruguay.

Related terms

• propagación
• propagador

Further reading

• “propagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025