From HomoExcelsior

1. 1 2. transmit an infection. 3. To impart or convey to others by heredity or inheritance; hand down. 4. To pass along (news or information); communicate. 5. To send (a signal), as by wire or radio. 6. To cause (a disturbance) to propagate through a medium. 7. To convey (force or energy) from one part of a mechanism to another. 8. To send out a signal.

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