Propagate

·vt To Generate; to Produce.

II. Propagate ·vt To Multiply; to Increase.

III. Propagate ·vt To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.

IV. Propagate ·vi To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.

V. Propagate ·vt To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production;

— applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.

VI. Propagate ·vt To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to Disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.