Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Propagate has 9 different meanings across 1 category:
transmit or cause to broaden or spread
"This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
"The gardener carefully cut a branch from the apple tree and buried it in soil to propagate new plants through layering."
multiply sexually or asexually
"The gardeners carefully transplanted the potato tubers to help them propagate and grow into new plants for next season's harvest."
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production
"The ancient oak tree has propagated a vast forest over centuries through its countless seedlings sprouting from the soil beneath it."