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pul·lu·late
 pullulate
- pronunciation:
- puhl
y
leIt
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
pullulated, pullulates, pullulating |
| definition 1: |
to begin to grow or sprout out; germinate; bud.
- similar words:
- bud, burgeon, germinate
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| definition 2: |
to breed or produce rapidly.
- similar words:
- proliferate
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| definition 3: |
to exist in abundance; teem; swarm.
- similar words:
- teem
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| related words: |
bloom, blossom, grow, swarm |
| derivations: |
pullulative (adj.), pullulation (n.) |
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