propagate

become distributed or widespread

cause to become widely known

cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

multiply sexually or asexually

transmit

“propagate sound or light through air”

transmit from one generation to the next

“propagate these characteristics”

transmit or cause to broaden or spread

“This great civilization was propagated throughout the land”

travel through the air

“sound and light propagate in this medium”