"self-propagate" meaning in English

See self-propagate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: self-propagates [present, singular, third-person], self-propagating [participle, present], self-propagated [participle, past], self-propagated [past]
Etymology: From self- + propagate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|propagate}} self- + propagate Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-propagate (third-person singular simple present self-propagates, present participle self-propagating, simple past and past participle self-propagated)
  1. (intransitive) To reproduce without outside help. Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "To reproduce without outside help."
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          "reproduce",
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        "(intransitive) To reproduce without outside help."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From self- + propagate.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "self-propagates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "self-propagating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
    {
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          "text": "The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "To reproduce without outside help."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To reproduce without outside help."
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    }
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