The origins of propagate are firmly rooted in the field of horticulture. The word is a 16th century Latin borrowing, ultimately from the verb propagare, which means "to set (onto a plant) a small …

PROPAGATE definition: to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock. See examples of propagate used in a sentence.

PROPAGATE definition: 1. to produce a new plant using a parent plant: 2. (of a plant or animal) to produce young plants…. Learn more.

If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.

Definition of propagate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] propagate something (formal) to spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people. …

Nov 17, 2025 · propagate (third-person singular simple present propagates, present participle propagating, simple past and past participle propagated) (transitive, of animals or plants) To …

propagate (ˈpropəgeit) verb 1. to spread (news etc). propagar 2. to (make plants) produce seeds. propagarse ˌpropaˈgation noun

propagate, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

to move through, cause to move through, or transmit, esp in the form of a wave: to propagate sound (transitive) to transmit (characteristics) from one generation to the next

PROPAGATE meaning: 1 : to make (something, such as an idea or belief) known to many people; 2 : to produce (a new plant)