transitive verb propagated, propagating
- to cause (a plant or animal) to reproduce itself; raise or breed
- to reproduce (itself); multiply: said of a plant or animal
- to transmit (hereditary characteristics) by reproduction
- to spread (ideas, customs, etc.) from one person or place to another
- to transmit (esp. sound waves or electromagnetic radiation) through a medium
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
to reproduce or multiply, as plants or animals