propagate

transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"

travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"

transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"

become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

multiply sexually or asexually