propagate

verb

1. 1

   multiply sexually or asexually

2. 2

   cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

3. 3

   cause to become widely known

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

4. 4

   transmit or cause to broaden or spread

   This great civilization was propagated throughout the land

5. 5

   become distributed or widespread

   the infection spread

   Optimism spread among the population

6. 6

   transmit

   propagate sound or light through air

7. 7

   travel through the air

   sound and light propagate in this medium

8. 8

   transmit from one generation to the next

   propagate these characteristics