propagate

繁殖；增殖

遗传（特征等）

传播；普及

传送

propagate

繁殖, 传播, 宣传

propagate

1. transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics"

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2. travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium"

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3. transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"

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4. become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"

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5. transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"

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6. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

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7. cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

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8. multiply sexually or asexually

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