1. to spread and promote an idea, belief, or practice widely
2. to reproduce or multiply organisms, especially plants
Usage: biology
3. to transmit or carry something from one place to another
Usage: physics; technical

Examples

• The organization propagates awareness about environmental issues.
• Social media quickly propagates both news and misinformation.
• The gardener propagates roses by taking cuttings from healthy plants.
• Bacteria propagates rapidly in warm, moist conditions.
• Sound propagates through air at approximately 343 meters per second.
• Light propagates in straight lines through empty space.
• The teacher propagates good study habits among her students.