(~s, propagating, ~d)
1.
If people ~ an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it. (FORMAL)
They ~d political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.
= disseminate
VERB: V n
propagation
...the propagation of true Buddhism.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you ~ plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. (TECHNICAL)
The easiest way to ~ a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...
The pasque flower can be ~d from seed.
VERB: V n, be V-ed from n, also V n from n
propagation
...the successful propagation of a batch of plants.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n