noun
1. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑extension
• Derivationally related forms: ↑propagate
• Hypernyms: ↑dissemination, ↑airing, ↑public exposure, ↑spreading
2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑generation, ↑multiplication
• Derivationally related forms: ↑propagate, ↑multiply (for: ↑multiplication), ↑generate (for: ↑generation)
• Hypernyms: ↑reproduction, ↑procreation, ↑breeding, ↑facts of life
• Hyponyms: ↑biogenesis, ↑biogeny
3. the movement of a wave through a medium
• Derivationally related forms: ↑propagate
• Hypernyms: ↑physical phenomenon
• Hyponyms: ↑Doppler effect, ↑Doppler shift, ↑red shift, ↑redshift, ↑wave front
Useful english dictionary. 2012.