propagate : | |||||||||||||
multiply sexually or asexually cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land" transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium" transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics" become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
|||||||||||||
|