propagate

1 to bring forth offspring the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate Synonyms breed, multiply, procreate, reproduceRelated Words bear, beget, engender, gender, generate, get, have, mother, parent, produce, sire; hatch, spawn

2 to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith Synonyms broadcast, circulate, disseminate, spreadRelated Words radiate, sprawl; diffuse, dispense, disperse, dissipate, scatter, sow; communicate, convey, impart, pass (on), transmitNear Antonyms cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide, hold (in), mask, obscure, secrete, shroud, veil; contain, limit, restrict