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 verb 1 : to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
2 : to pass along to offspring
3 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 verb 1 : to multiply sexually or asexually
2 : increase, extend
3 : 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