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verb
- 1. increase rapidly in number; multiply: "the science fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920s"
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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.
proliferate. verb. pro· lif· er· ate prə-ˈli-fə-ˌrāt. proliferated; proliferating. Synonyms of proliferate. intransitive verb. 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 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.
Definition of proliferate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If things proliferate, they increase in number very quickly. [formal] Computerized data bases are proliferating fast. [VERB] In recent years commercial, cultural, travel and other contacts have proliferated between Europe and China. [VERB] Synonyms: increase, expand, breed, mushroom More Synonyms of proliferate.
Proliferate definition: to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.. See examples of PROLIFERATE used in a sentence.
1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring. 2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate. v.tr. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
/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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