Synonyms of propagate

propagate

verb

ˈprä-pə-ˌgāt 

1

as in to reproduce

to bring forth offspring

the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reproduce
• multiply
• breed
• produce
• generate
• procreate
• spawn
• engender
• have
• parent
• mother
• beget
• hatch
• get
• bear
• gender
• sire

2

as in to disseminate

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people

the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disseminate
• spread
• circulate
• transmit
• broadcast
• impart
• dispense
• communicate
• diffuse
• convey
• radiate
• disperse
• pass (on)
• scatter
• dissipate
• sow
• sprawl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold (in)
• conceal
• hide
• secrete
• obscure
• veil
• mask
• contain
• restrict
• limit
• cloak
• enshroud
• shroud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of propagate

The vote is taking place amid a backdrop of creeping social tensions in Russia, as the Kremlin continues to propagate a war in Ukraine – now in its fifth year. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Stone was the consummate anti-Boomer Boomer, his best work existing in opposition to the official stories propagated by a top-down media infoscape. — Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

The team tested the idea that Lorentz invariance could be violated at high energies, thus changing how photons propagate through space. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Creating an order, changing a ship-to or triggering a refund can propagate through downstream systems before anyone catches the error. — Abhirup Ghosh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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