propagate vs publish

propagate

verb
  • To generate; to produce. 

  • To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network. 

  • To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate. 

  • To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants. 

  • To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space. 

  • To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production. 

  • To take effect on all relevant devices in a network. 

publish

verb
  • To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale. 

  • To issue the work of (an author). 

  • To be made available in a printed publication or other medium. 

  • To have one's work accepted for a publication. 

  • To announce to the public. 

  • To disseminate (a message) publicly via a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc. 

  • To issue a medium (e.g. publication). 

  • To make (information such as an event) available to components that wish to be notified (subscribers). 

How often have the words propagate and publish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )