propagate.
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
Meaning & usage
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 be propagated; to travel.
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.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1535; from Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
propagated
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1535; from Latin prōpāgātus, perfect passive participle of prōpāgō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
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