propagate

C1 · Advanced Academic · Formal

v. to spread ideas, beliefs, or information to many people.

v. to disseminate or spread a report, doctrine, or practice from person to person or place to place.

“The group used social media to propagate their political views across the country.”

“The philosopher's radical theories were propagated through a series of underground pamphlets and secret lectures during the late eighteenth century.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to move through a space or a substance, like sound or light waves.

v. to transmit a wave, impulse, or energy through a medium.

Español:propagarse

“Sound waves propagate more quickly through water than they do through air.”

“The seismic waves propagate outward from the epicenter, losing intensity as they travel through different geological layers.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

v. to spread new data or settings through a whole computer system or network.

v. to distribute or update data across all relevant nodes or devices in a network or database.

“It may take up to 24 hours for the new website address to propagate across the internet.”

“After the administrator updates the security policy, the changes must propagate to every workstation before the new rules take effect.”