propagate

Who acts: We, Gardeners, Strawberries, Sound, newspaper, trees · What happens: grow, breed, reproduce, spread, travel, propagate · To what, where: new plants, parent plant, idea, something, new spider plants, babies

«propagate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: propagate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To grow new plants from a parent plant, for example from cuttings, seeds or runners.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 grow	mark
2	grow	grow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 plants	amod
4	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 grow	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 plant	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 plant	det
7	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 plant	compound
8	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grow	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 example	punct
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 example	case
11	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grow	obl
12	from	from	ADP	_	13 cuttings	case
13	cuttings	cutting	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 grow	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 seeds	punct
15	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 cuttings	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 runners	cc
17	runners	runner	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 cuttings	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	to-infinitive		new plants		a parent plant		for example; from cuttings and seeds or runners	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.material PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent plant=Product from plant=Material for example=Beneficiary

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: of plants and animals — kept apart, not parsed.

To breed or reproduce.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 breed	mark
2	breed	breed	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 reproduce	cc
4	reproduce	reproduce	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 breed	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 breed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	breed	to-infinitive							tree rules
2	reproduce	infinitive							vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To spread an idea, news or belief to many people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 spread	mark
2	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 idea	det
4	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spread	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 news	punct
6	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 idea	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 belief	cc
8	belief	belief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 idea	conj
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 people	case
10	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 people	amod
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 spread	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	to-infinitive		a idea and news or belief				to many people	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location idea=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

For sound, light or waves to travel through something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 sound	case
2	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 light	punct
4	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sound	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 waves	cc
6	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sound	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 travel	mark
8	travel	travel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 waves	acl
9	through	through	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 travel	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	to-infinitive				something			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through something=Trajectory

Example 1

We propagated new spider plants from the babies on the runners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 propagated	nsubj
2	propagated	propagate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plants	amod
4	spider	spider	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plants	compound
5	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 propagated	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 babies	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 babies	det
8	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 plants	nmod
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 runners	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 runners	det
11	runners	runner	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 babies	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 propagated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propagate	past	We	new spider plants		the babies on the runners			vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location plant=Theme

Example 2

Gardeners propagate roses from cuttings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gardeners	gardener	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 propagate	nsubj
2	propagate	propagate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 propagate	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 cuttings	case
5	cuttings	cutting	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 propagate	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 propagate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propagate	present	Gardeners	roses		cuttings			vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location rose=Theme

Example 3

Strawberries propagate by sending out runners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 propagate	nsubj
2	propagate	propagate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	SCONJ	_	4 sending	mark
4	sending	send	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 propagate	advcl
5	out	out	ADP	_	4 sending	compound:prt
6	runners	runner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sending	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 propagate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propagate	present	Strawberries						vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	send out	gerund	Strawberries not said here	runners					vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Theme

Example 4

Sound cannot propagate through empty space.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 propagate	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 propagate	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 propagate	advmod
4	propagate	propagate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 space	case
6	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 space	amod
7	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 propagate	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 propagate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not propagate	can	Sound			empty space			vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through space=Location

Example 5

The newspaper propagated a false story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 newspaper	det
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propagated	nsubj
3	propagated	propagate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 story	det
5	false	false	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 story	amod
6	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propagated	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 propagated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propagate	past	the newspaper	a false story					vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location story=Theme

Example 6

Some trees propagate by seeds carried on the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 trees	det
2	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 propagate	nsubj
3	propagate	propagate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	SCONJ	_	6 carried	mark
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 carried	nsubj
6	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 propagate	advcl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 wind	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wind	det
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 carried	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 propagate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propagate	present	some trees						vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	carry	past	seeds			the wind			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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