Synonyms for propagate

Verb

1. propagate, pass on

usage: transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"

2. propagate, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"

3. propagate, transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

usage: transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"

4. spread, propagate, move

usage: become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

5. propagate, spread, distribute

usage: transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around, publicize, publicise, air, bare

usage: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

7. propagate, process, treat

usage: cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

8. propagate, reproduce, procreate, multiply

usage: multiply sexually or asexually