/ ˈprɒpəgeɪt; NAmE ˈprɑːp-/ verb
1.
[ vn ] ( formal ) to spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people :
Television advertising propagates a false image of the ideal family.
2.
( technical ) to produce new plants from a parent plant :
[ vn ]
The plant can be propagated from seed.
[ v ]
Plants won't propagate in these conditions.
► propa·ga·tion / ˌprɒpəˈgeɪʃn; NAmE ˌprɑːp-/ noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin propagat- multiplied from layers or shoots, from the verb propagare ; related to propago young shoot (from a base meaning fix).