prop·a·gate
(prŏṕə-gāt́)
[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-.]
verb: -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.
transitive verb
- To cause (an organism) to multiply or breed.
- To breed (offspring).
- To transmit (characteristics) from one generation to another.
- To cause to extend to a broader area or larger number; spread: missionaries who propagate the faith.
- To make widely known; publicize: propagate a rumor.
- Physics To cause (a wave, for example) to move in some direction or through a medium; transmit.
intransitive verb
- To have offspring; multiply.
- To extend to a broader area or larger number; spread.
- Physics To move through a medium.
derivatives
- proṕa·ga·ble
- adjective
- proṕa·gátive
- adjective
- proṕa·gátor
- noun
