propagate

/pɹˈɑpəɡˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. transmit from one generation to the next
   “propagate these characteristics”
2. travel through the air
   “sound and light propagate in this medium”
3. transmit
   “propagate sound or light through air”
4. become distributed or widespread
   “the infection spread”
5. transmit or cause to broaden or spread
   “This great civilization was propagated throughout the land”
6. cause to become widely known
   “spread information”
7. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
8. multiply sexually or asexually

Synonyms for propagate

• spread
• circulate
• circularize
• circularise
• distribute
• disseminate
• broadcast
• diffuse
• disperse
• pass around

Words that rhyme with propagate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate
• vegetate