1. (v.t.)propagate to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
2. propagate to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
3. propagate to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to or through offspring.
4. propagate to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
5. propagate to cause to increase in number or amount.
6. (v.i.)propagate to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed.
7. propagate (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium.
Etymology: (1560–70; < L propāgātus, ptp. of propāgāre to reproduce (a plant) by cuttings, propagate, enlarge, v. der. of propāgēs scion, slip =pro-pro -1+pāgēs, der. of pangere to fasten)
Definition of 'propagate'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)propagate transmit from one generation to the next "propagate these characteristics"
2. (verb)propagate travel through the air "sound and light propagate in this medium"
3. (verb)propagate transmit "propagate sound or light through air"
4. (verb)spread, propagate become distributed or widespread "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
5. (verb)propagate transmit or cause to broaden or spread "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
6. (verb)circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around cause to become widely known "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
7. (verb)propagate cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8. (verb)propagate multiply sexually or asexually
Definition of 'propagate'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)propagate 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
2. (verb)propagate to cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light
3. (verb)propagate 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
4. (verb)propagate to multiply; to increase
5. (verb)propagate to generate; to produce
6. (verb)propagate to have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly
Definitions of propagate 
Afrikaans: versprei
Arabic: يَنْشُر
Bulgarian: разпространявам
Brazilian: espalhar
Czech: šířit
German: verbreiten
Danish: sprede
Greek: διαδίδω
Spanish: propagar(se)
Estonian: levitama
Farsi: پراکندن
Finnish: levittää
French: (se) propager
Hebrew: לְהִתרַבּוֹת
Hindi: फैलाना, प्रचार करना, प्रच
Hungarian: (el)terjeszt
Indonesian: menyebarkan
Icelandic: breiða út, dreifa
Italian: diffondere, diffondersi
Japanese: 宣伝する
Korean: 선전하다
Lithuanian: propaguoti, skleisti
Latvian: propagandēt; izplatīt
Malay: menyebarkan
Dutch: verspreiden
Norwegian: spre, utbre
Polish: szerzyć
Persian: پراکندن
Pashto: زياتول،خپرول
Portuguese: espalhar
Romanian: a (se) răspândi; a (se) p
Russian: распространять
Slovak: šíriť, propagovať
Slovenian: širiti
Serbian: propagirati
Swedish: sprida
Thai: แพร่ข่าว
Turkish: yaymak
Taiwanese: 宣傳，傳播
Ukrainian: розповсюджувати, поширюва
Urdu: پھيلانا
Vietnamese: truyền bá
Chinese: 宣传，传播
