propagate

[prop-uh-geyt]

verb (used with object),  prop·a·gat·ed, prop·a·gat·ing.

1. 1. 1. to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
      2. to reproduce (itself, its kind, etc.), as an organism does.
      3. to transmit (hereditary features or elements) to, or through, offspring.
      4. to spread (a report, doctrine, practice etc.) from person to person; disseminate.
      5. to cause to increase in number or amount.
      6. to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit: to propagate sound.
      7. to spread (a disease) from one individual lo another: Dr. John Allee believed that filthy living conditions probably propagated cholera.
      8. Computers. to cause (an update or other alteration) to take effect throughout a network of devices: The active master database replicates updates to the standby master database, which propagates the updates to the subscribers.