Dictionary Check: propagate

"propagate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

verb

transmit from one generation to the next

Example: "propagate these characteristics"
verb

travel through the air

Example: "sound and light propagate in this medium"
verb

transmit

Example: "propagate sound or light through air"
verb

become distributed or widespread

Example: "the infection spread"
Synonyms:
verb

transmit or cause to broaden or spread

Example: "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
verb

cause to become widely known

Example: "spread information"

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