propagate

(prŏpˈə-gātˌ)

1. To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.
2. To breed (offspring).
3. To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.
4. To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.
5. To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.
6. Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.

1. To have offspring; multiply.
2. To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.
3. Physics To move through a medium.

Related Forms:

• propˈa·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adjective

• propˈa·gaˌtive adjective

• propˈa·gaˌtor noun