To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue
forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.

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.

To multiply; to increase.

To generate; to produce.

To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied
by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate
rapidly.