Main Entry:: prop·a·gate
Pronunciation:: \ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: prop·a·gat·ed; prop·a·gat·ing
Etymology:: Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare to set slips, propagate, from propages slip, offspring, from pro- before + pangere to fasten — more at pro-, pact
Date:: circa 1570

transitive verb1: to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction2: to pass along to offspring3 a: to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area : extend b: to foster growing knowledge of, familiarity with, or acceptance of (as an idea or belief) : publicize c: to transmit (as sound or light) through a mediumintransitive verb1: to multiply sexually or asexually2: increase , extend3: to travel through space or a material —used of wave energy (as light, sound, or radio waves)

— prop·a·ga·tive

\-ˌgā-tiv\ adjective

— prop·a·ga·tor

\-ˌgā-tər\ noun

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