To propagate is to breed plants or animals, to cause something to increase in number, or to spread an idea.
(verb)See propagate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb propagated, propagating
Origin: < L propagatus, pp. of propagare, to peg down, set < propago, slip for transplanting < pro-, before + pag-, base of pangere, to fasten: see peace
intransitive verb
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See propagate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates verb, transitive
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Origin: Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots
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