Verb
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multiply sexually or asexually
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cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
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cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
- pass around -
transmit or cause to broaden or spread
"This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
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become distributed or widespread
"the infection spread"
"Optimism spread among the population"
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transmit
"propagate sound or light through air"
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travel through the air
"sound and light propagate in this medium"
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transmit from one generation to the next
"propagate these characteristics"