pullulate

  • 11pullulate — verb /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ a) To rapidly multiply. b) To germinate …

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  • 12pullulate — To undergo pullulation. * * * pul·lu·late pəl yə .lāt vi, lat·ed; lat·ing 1) to bud or sprout 2) to breed or produce freely pul·lu·la·tion .pəl yə lā shən n * * * pul·lu·late (pulґu lāt) to germinate …

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  • 13pullulate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be abundantly filled or richly supplied: abound, bristle, crawl, flow, overflow, swarm, teem. See BIG, RICH …

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  • 14pullulate — pul·lu·late || pÊŒljÉ™leɪt / jÊŠl v. sprout, bud; breed quickly, multiply rapidly …

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  • 15pullulate — [ pʌljʊleɪt] verb [often as adjective pullulating] breed or spread so as to become extremely common. ↘be very crowded; be full of life and activity. Derivatives pullulation noun Origin C17: from L. pullulat , pullulare sprout , from pullulus,… …

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  • 16pullulate — pul·lu·late …

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  • 17pullulate — pul•lu•late [[t]ˈpʌl yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) bot dvl to germinate; sprout 2) dvl ahb. to breed or increase rapidly 3) anb to swarm; teem • Etymology: 1610–20; < L pullulātus, ptp. of pullulāre to sprout, der. of pullulus a sprout …

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  • 18pullulate — To breed rapidly, or to overpopulate …

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  • 19pullulate — /ˈpʌljəleɪt/ (say pulyuhlayt) verb (i) (pullulated, pullulating) 1. to come forth in growth; sprout. 2. to send forth sprouts, buds, etc. 3. to spring up abundantly. 4. to breed; multiply; teem. 5. to be produced as offspring. {Latin pullulātus,… …

  • 20pullulate —   v.i. sprout forth; bud; teem.    ♦ pullulant, a.    ♦ pullulation, n …

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