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   Pro·lif·er·ate

   /prəˈlifəˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. increase rapidly in numbers; multiply: "the science fiction magazines that proliferated in the 1920s"
   • ▪ (of a cell, structure, or organism) reproduce rapidly: "the Mediterranean faces an ecological disaster if the seaweed continues to proliferate at its present rate"
   • ▪ cause (cells, tissue, structures, etc.) to reproduce rapidly: "electromagnetic radiation can only proliferate cancers already present"

   Word Origin late 19th century: back-formation from proliferation.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proliferative adjective
   • 2. proliferator noun

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   proliferate meaning, definition, what is proliferate: if something proliferates, it increases ...: Learn more.

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   Proliferate definition: . See examples of PROLIFERATE used in a sentence.

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   proliferate | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] us / prəˈlɪf·əˌreɪt / Add to word list. to increase greatly in number or amount, usually quickly: Amusement and theme parks are proliferating across the country. proliferation. noun [ U ] us / prəˌlɪf·əˈreɪ·ʃən / The proliferation of cell phones has changed how we communicate.

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   Definitions of 'proliferate' If things proliferate, they increase in number very quickly. [formal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'proliferate' present simple: I proliferate, you proliferate [...] past simple: I proliferated, you proliferated [...] past participle: proliferated. More. Synonyms of 'proliferate' • increase, expand, breed, mushroom [...]

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   proliferate meaning: to increase in number very quickly. Learn more.

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   /proʊˈlɪfəˌreɪt/ proh-LIFF-uh-rayt. See pronunciation. Where does the verb proliferate come from? Earliest known use. 1860s. The earliest known use of the verb proliferate is in the 1860s. proliferate is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prolifer, ‑ate suffix3. See etymology. Nearby entries.

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   1. : to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring. 2. : to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply. transitive verb. 1. : to cause to grow by proliferating. 2. : to cause to increase in number or extent as if by proliferating. proliferation. prə-ˌli-fə-ˈrā-shən. noun. proliferative.