propagate(verb) multiply sexually or asexually
(verb) cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
(verb) cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
(verb) transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
(verb) become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
(verb) transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
(verb) travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"
(verb) transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"
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