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Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive To multiply; to increase.
  • computing To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
  • intransitive To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
  • computing To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
  • transitive To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
  • transitive To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
  • transitive To generate; to produce.
  • transitive To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.

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