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transport vs propagate

propagate vs transport

transport is a noun but propagate is not a noun.

transport and propagate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transport Yes No Yes No
propagate No No Yes No
As verbs, propagate is a hyponym of transport; that is, propagate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transport:
  • transport: send from one person or place to another
  • propagate: transmit
Other hyponyms of transport include bring, convey, fetch, get, project, translate, release, turn, send, send out.
transport (noun) propagate (noun)
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
the act of moving something from one location to another
something that serves as a means of transportation
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
transport (verb) propagate (verb)
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body multiply sexually or asexually
send from one person or place to another cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
hold spellbound cause to become widely known
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances transmit
transport commercially transmit or cause to broaden or spread
become distributed or widespread
travel through the air
transmit from one generation to the next
Difference between transport and propagate

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