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PULLULATE
pullulate
(verb) breed freely and abundantly
pullulate
(verb) become abundant; increase rapidly
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate; “the potatoes sprouted”
pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate
(verb) move in large numbers; “people were pouring out of the theater”; “beggars pullulated in the plaza”
teem, pullulate, swarm
(verb) be teeming, be abuzz; “The garden was swarming with bees”; “The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen”; “her mind pullulated with worries”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
pullulate (third-person singular simple present pullulates, present participle pullulating, simple past and past participle pullulated)
To multiply rapidly.
To germinate.
To teem; to be filled (with).
Source: Wiktionary
Pul"lu*late v. i. Etym: [L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See pullet.]
Definition: To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. Warburton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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