[prop-uh-geyt] 
verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.| 1. | to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. |
| 2. | to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does. |
| 3. | to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring. |
| 4. | to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate. |
| 5. | to cause to increase in number or amount. |
| 6. | to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit: to propagate sound. |
| 7. | to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed. |
| 8. | to increase in extent, as a structural flaw: The crack will propagate only to this joint. |
| 9. | (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium. |
[prop-uh-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective | prop·a·gate (prŏp'ə-gāt') v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates v. tr.
[Latin prōpāgāre, prōpāgāt-; see pag- in Indo-European roots.] prop'a·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj., prop'a·ga'tive adj., prop'a·ga'tor n. |
propagate prop·a·gate (prŏp'ə-gāt')
v. prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing, prop·a·gates
To cause an organism to multiply or breed.
To breed offspring.
To transmit characteristics from one generation to another.
To cause to move in some direction or through a medium, such as a wave or a nerve impulse.