1VERB 宣传;传播;使普及 If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it. 宣传;传播;使普及 [formal]
They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society. [VERB noun]
他们鼓吹能颠覆英国社会结构的政治学说。
propagation
...the propagation of true Buddhism.
传播真正的佛教
2VERB 繁殖,培植(植物) If you propagate plants, you grow more of them from the original ones. 繁殖,培植(植物) [technical] [Also V n + from]
The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings. [VERB noun]
栽培葡萄最简便的方法就是硬条扦插。
The pasque flower can be propagated from seed. [beVERB-ed + from]