Propagate

Definition of Propagate

Prop´a`gate

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Propagated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Propagating.]
	1.	To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; - applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
	2.	To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
	3.	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. The infection was propagated insensibly. - De Foe.
	4.	To multiply; to increase. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate. - Shak.
	5.	To generate; to produce. Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life. - De Quincey.
v. i.	1.	To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly. No need that thou Should'st propagate, already infinite. - Milton.

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