Thesaurus: propagate

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
3. v. t. 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.
4. v. t. To multiply; to increase.
5. v. t. To generate; to produce.
6. v. i. To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
7. v. transmit from one generation to the next
8. v. travel through the air
9. v. transmit
10. v. become distributed or widespread
11. v. transmit or cause to broaden or spread
12. v. cause to become widely known