"self-propagate" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From self- + propagate.",
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          "ref": "2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N., Overcast, W.B., Brosch, J.R., Graner, B.D., Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of Neuroradiology, volume 11, number 2, →DOI, pages 127-148:",
          "text": "The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.",
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        "To reproduce without outside help."
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        "(intransitive) To reproduce without outside help."
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