propagate

(v) transmit from one generation to the next
- propagate these characteristics
(v) travel through the air
- sound and light propagate in this medium
(v) transmit
- propagate sound or light through air
(v) become distributed or widespread
- the infection spread
- Optimism spread among the population
spread,
(v) transmit or cause to broaden or spread
- This great civilization was propagated throughout the land
(v) cause to become widely known
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, distribute,
(v) cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
(v) multiply sexually or asexually

spread disseminate circulate pass around broadcast circularise diffuse circularize disperse distribute