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Proliferate

/pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/

To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

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📖 Definitions of "Proliferate"

verb

1
To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.
"The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proliferate"

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Word	Definition
spreadverb	(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
extendverb	(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
growverb	(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
populateverb	(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
thriveverb	(intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
flourishverb	(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
multiplyverb	(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
festerverb	(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
propagateverb	(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
prolificateverb	(dated, transitive) To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate.
increasenoun	An amount by which a quantity is increased.
prospernoun	A male given name from French.
spawnnoun	The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
procreateverb	(intransitive) To reproduce.
reproduceverb	(transitive or intransitive, biology) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
propogateverb	Misspelling of propagate. [(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.]
progenerateverb	(transitive) To beget; to generate; to produce.
accelerateverb	(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
multiplicate	Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.
expandverb	(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).