propagate meaning and definition

PROPAGATE verb

Definition of propagate (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, spread
7. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8. multiply sexually or asexually