propagate

verb

1. 1

   (of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production

2. 2

   To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space

   “to propagate sound or light”

3. 3

   To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate

4. 4

   To multiply; to increase.

5. 5

   To generate; to produce.

6. 6

   To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants

7. 7

   To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

   “It takes 24 hours for password changes to propagate throughout the system.”

8. 8

   To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

   “The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.”