This is the 13237th most frequent Spanish word.
propagar
To spread or disseminate.
Usage of 'propagar' here refers to the spreading or dissemination of information among a group of people.
La noticia comenzó a propagarse rápidamente entre los vecinos.
The news started to spread quickly among the neighbors.
In this sentence, 'propagar' is used to describe the transmission of a disease or virus within a population.
El gobierno está trabajando para evitar que se propague el virus en la comunidad.
The government is working to prevent the virus from spreading in the community.
Here, 'propagación,' derived from 'propagar,' describes the physical expansion or spread of fire across an area.