| v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; - applied to animals and plants; | |
| 2. | To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; | |
| 3. | To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; | |
| 4. | To multiply; to increase. | |
| 5. | To generate; to produce. | |
| v. i. | 1. | To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; |
| Verb | 1. | propagate - transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics" |
| 2. | propagate - travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium" | |
| 3. | propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" | |
| 4. | propagate - become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" Synonyms: spread | |
| 5. | propagate - transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land" | |
| 6. | propagate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Synonyms: disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, disperse, spread, distribute | |
| 7. | propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering | |
| 8. | propagate - multiply sexually or asexually |