propagation

[prop-uh-gey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of propagating.

2. the fact of being propagated.

3. multiplication by natural reproduction.

4. transmission or dissemination.

   Synonyms: diffusion, dispersion

Other Word Forms

• propagational adjective
• nonpropagation noun
• self-propagation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of propagation¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English propagacyon, from Latin propāgātiōn-, stem of propāgātiō; equivalent to propagate + -ion

Related Words

• breeding 
• multiplication 
• reproduction