1. propagate - verb
· transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"
Hypernym(s): pass_on
2. propagate - verb
· travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
3. propagate - verb
· transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"
Hypernym(s): transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
4. propagate - verb
· become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
Synonym(s): spread
Hypernym(s): move
5. propagate - verb
· transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
Hypernym(s): spread, distribute
6. propagate - verb
· cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass_around
Hypernym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare
7. propagate - verb
· cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8. propagate - verb
· multiply sexually or asexually
Hypernym(s): reproduce, procreate, multiply
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