Meaning

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

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

  "to propagate sound or light"

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

• To multiply; to increase.

• To generate; to produce.

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

• To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.

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

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

  "The server propagates the password file at midnight each day."