propagate

prop·a·gate

verb \ˈpräp-ə-ˌgāt\

prop·a·gat·edprop·a·gat·ing

Definition of PROPAGATE

transitive verb

1

: to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction

2

: to cause to spread or to be transmitted

intransitive verb

: to multiply sexually or asexually

—prop·a·ga·ble \ˈpräp-ə-gə-bəl\ adjective

—prop·a·ga·tive \-ˌgāt-iv\ adjective