Medical Dictionary
propagate
verb prop·a·gate \ˈpräp-ə-ˌgāt\
prop·a·gat·edprop·a·gat·ing
Medical Definition of PROPAGATE
transitive verb
1
: to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
2
: to cause to spread or to be transmitted
intransitive verb
: to multiply sexually or asexually
—prop·a·ga·ble \ˈpräp-ə-gə-bəl\ adjective
—prop·a·ga·tive \-ˌgāt-iv\ adjective
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