# propagate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/ · frequency rank #25,894

## Definitions
1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
4. To multiply; to increase.
5. To generate; to produce.
6. To be propagated; to travel.
7. To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
8. To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
9. To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

## Etymology
First attested in 1535; from Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

## Common misspellings (13)
`porpagate`, `ppropagate`, `proapgate`, `propaagte`, `propagaet`, `propagatte`, `propaggate`, `propagtae`, `propgaate`, `proppagate`, `prpoagate`, `prropagate`, `rpopagate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/propagate