Found 2 items, similar to propagate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: propagate propagate v 1: transmit from one generation to the next; “propagate these characteristics” 2: travel through the air; “sound and light propagate in this medium” 3: transmit; “propagate sound or light through air” 4: become distributed or widespread; “the infection spread”; “Optimism spread among the population” [syn: spread] 5: transmit or cause to broaden or spread; “This great civilization was propagated throughout the land” 6: cause to become widely known; “spread information”; “circulate a rumor”; “broadcast the news” [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around ] 7: cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering 8: multiply sexually or asexually
English → English (gcide) Definition: Propagate Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. i. To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly. [1913 Webster] No need that thou Should'st propagate, already infinite. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propagated; p. pr. & vb. n. Propagating.] [L. propagatus, p. p. of propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of a plant, slip, shoot. See Pro-, and cf. Pact, Prop, Prune, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light. [1913 Webster] 3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion. [1913 Webster] The infection was propagated insensibly. --De Foe. [1913 Webster] 4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. To generate; to produce. [1913 Webster] Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] Syn: To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse; disseminate; promote. [1913 Webster]