propagée

Propagée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb propager. It is used as an adjective or in verb forms to indicate that something has been spread, disseminated, or propagated. The masculine form is propagé, and the related noun is propagation.

In grammar, propagée agrees with feminine nouns: une rumeur propagée, une information propagée. It can appear in compound tenses with être in pronominal forms: La rumeur s'est propagée rapidement. In passive constructions, it occurs with être: La rumeur a été propagée par les médias.

In science and technology, propagated describes the spread of phenomena such as waves, signals, or diseases. For example, une onde propagée, une maladie propagée par contact, or l'information propagée à travers un réseau. The term emphasizes that an effect originates at a source and extends through space or a medium.

Etymology: from the French verb propager, which derives from Latin propagare, meaning to spread or propagate, with the usual French suffix -ée forming the feminine past participle.

See also: propager, propagation, propagateur.