ALL meanings of propagates
prop·a·gate
P p - verb with object propagates to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. 1
- verb with object propagates to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does. 1
- verb with object propagates to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring. 1
- verb with object propagates to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate. 1
- verb with object propagates to cause to increase in number or amount. 1
- verb with object propagates to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit: to propagate sound. 1
- verb without object propagates to multiply by any process of natural reproduction, as organisms; breed. 1
- verb without object propagates to increase in extent, as a structural flaw: The crack will propagate only to this joint. 1
- verb without object propagates (of electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc.) to travel through space or a physical medium. 1