Main Entry: prop·a·gate

Pronunciation: \ˈpräp-ə-ˌgāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): prop·a·gat·ed; prop·a·gat·ing

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