propagate

1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production. (transitive)
2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space. (transitive) · to propagate sound or light
3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate. (transitive)
4. To generate; to produce. (transitive)
5. To be propagated; to travel. (intransitive)
6. To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants. (intransitive)
7. To take effect on all relevant devices in a network. (intransitive) · It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.
8. To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network. (transitive) · The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.

He/she/it propagates · Past propagated · Past participle propagated · -ing form propagating