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proliferate

[ pruh-lif-uh-reyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing.

to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.

proliferate

/ prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt /

First recorded in 1870–75; prolifer(ous) + -ate ¹

C19: from Medieval Latin prōlifer having offspring, from Latin prōlēs offspring + ferre to bear

Then build a business model and systems that allow that technology to proliferate.

But when whole careers are now staked on micro-sized melodies and formulaic rhythms, the lawsuits are bound to proliferate.

People with great photography skills can all of a sudden proliferate their images.

Meanwhile, though, explanations for his absence—ranging from plausible to wild and wacky—continue to proliferate.

Yet in a world where content has and continues to proliferate, what edge does Yahoo have?

The cells of this hypertrophied portion show a great tendency to proliferate and produce new nerve structure.

What is the nature of the "life" in the parasitic sarcomatous tissue which has been seen to proliferate for a short time in vitro?

Free zones, off shore havens, off shore banking and transhipment ports proliferate, from Macedonia to Archangelsk.

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