pullulate
[ puhl-yuh-leyt ]
/ ˈpʌl yəˌleɪt /
verb (used without object), pul·lu·lat·ed, pul·lu·lat·ing.
to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
to breed, produce, or create rapidly.
to increase rapidly; multiply.
to exist abundantly; swarm; teem.
to be produced as offspring.
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Origin of pullulate
1610–20; < Latin pullulātus (past participle of pullulāre to sprout), derivative of pullulus a sprout, young animal, diminutive of pullus; see pullet
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pul·lu·la·tion, nounWords nearby pullulate
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Example sentences from the Web for pullulate
The parties too, that already began to pullulate, were not better satisfied with the issue of the Champ de Mai.
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British Dictionary definitions for pullulate
pullulate
/ (ˈpʌljʊˌleɪt) /
verb (intr)
(of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm
(of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate
Derived forms of pullulate
pullulation, nounWord Origin for pullulate
C17: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animal
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