vt to generate; to produce.
2. propagate ·vt to multiply; to increase.
3. propagate ·vt to cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
4. propagate ·vi to have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
5. 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.
6. 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.