propagate

Propagate means to spread or grow. It can be used to describe how plants grow, how diseases spread, or how ideas spread.

For example, plants propagate by seeds, cuttings, or layering. Seeds are the reproductive organs of plants, and they contain all the information that a plant needs to grow. Cuttings are pieces of a plant that are cut off and allowed to grow roots. Layering is a method of propagating plants by bending a branch down to the ground and covering it with soil.

Diseases can also propagate. When a person is sick, the disease-causing organism can spread to other people through contact, air, or water. Ideas can also propagate. When someone has an idea, they can share it with other people, and the idea can spread from person to person.

The plant propagated quickly.