v.
- breed by natural processes from the parent stock.
▸cause to increase in number or amount.
- promote (an idea, knowledge, etc.) widely.
- transmit or be transmitted in a particular direction.
Derivative
- propagation n.
- propagative adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. propagat-, propagare ‘multiply from layers or shoots’; rel. to propago ‘young shoot’ (from a base meaning ‘fix’).
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