propagate (v.)

  1. transmit from one generation to the next; propagate these characteristics'

  2. travel through the air; sound and light propagate in this medium'

  3. transmit; propagate sound or light through air'

  4. become distributed or widespread; the infection spread; Optimism spread among the population

    [ Syn: spread ]

  5. transmit or cause to broaden or spread; This great civilization was propagated throughout the land'

  6. cause to become widely known; spread information; circulate a rumor; broadcast the news

    [ Syn: circulate , circularize , circularise , distribute , disseminate , broadcast , spread , diffuse , disperse , pass around ]

  7. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

  8. multiply sexually or asexually

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