propagate
- vt. 传播；传送；繁殖；宣传
- vi. 繁殖；增殖
英英释意
- 1. transmit from one generation to the next;
- "propagate these characteristics"
- 2. travel through the air;
- "sound and light propagate in this medium"
- 3. transmit;
- "propagate sound or light through air"
- 4. become distributed or widespread;
- "the infection spread"
- "Optimism spread among the population"
- 5. transmit or cause to broaden or spread;
- "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
- 6. cause to become widely known;
- "spread information"
- "circulate a rumor"
- "broadcast the news"
- 7. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- 8. multiply sexually or asexually