Understanding the meaning of propagate

propagate

/'prɑpə,ɡeɪt/

verb
become distributed or widespread
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spread

type of:
move
verb
cause to become widely known
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Similar:

broadcast circularise circularize circulate diffuse disperse disseminate distribute pass around spread

type of:
bare publicise air publicize
verb
cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
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type of:
treat process
verb
multiply sexually or asexually
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type of:
multiply procreate reproduce
verb
transmit
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"propagate sound or light through air"

type of:
channelise transport channel channelize transmit transfer
verb
transmit from one generation to the next
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"propagate these characteristics"

type of:
pass on
verb
transmit or cause to broaden or spread
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"This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

type of:
spread distribute
verb
travel through the air
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"sound and light propagate in this medium"

type of:
locomote go travel move

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