Propagated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propagated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Propagating}.] [L. propagatus, p. p. of
     propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of
     a plant, slip, shoot. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Pact}, {Prop},
     {Prune}, v. t.]
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     1. 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.
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     2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward
        in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
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     3. 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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              The infection was propagated insensibly. --De Foe.
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     4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.]
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              Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
              Which thou wilt propagate.            --Shak.
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     5. To generate; to produce.
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              Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.
                                                    --De Quincey.
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     Syn: To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse;
          disseminate; promote.
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