PROLIFERATE

proliferate

(verb) cause to grow or increase rapidly; “We must not proliferate nuclear arms”

proliferate

(verb) grow rapidly; “Pizza parlors proliferate in this area”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

proliferate (third-person singular simple present proliferates, present participle proliferating, simple past and past participle proliferated)

(ambitransitive) To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*lif"er*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. proles offspring + ferre to bear.]

1. (Biol.)

Definition: To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: To produce zooids by budding.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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