Akademik

propagate
1. To reproduce; to generate. 2. To move along a fiber, e.g., propagation of the nerve impulse. [L. propago, pp. -atus, to generate, reproduce]

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prop·a·gate 'präp-ə-.gāt vb, -gat·ed; -gat·ing vt
1) to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
2) to cause to spread or to be transmitted vi to multiply sexually or asexually
prop·a·ga·ble 'präp-ə-gə-bəl adj
prop·a·ga·tive -.gāt-iv adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.