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pullulate

verb
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As a verb, pullulate means multiply rapidly.

Meanings of pullulate

8 meanings

verb

  1. To multiply rapidly.

  2. To germinate.

  3. To teem; to be filled (with).

  4. Be teeming, be abuzz

    “The garden was swarming with bees”

    “The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen”

    “her mind pullulated with worries”

    Similar: teem, swarm

  5. Move in large numbers

    “people were pouring out of the theater”

    “beggars pullulated in the plaza”

    Similar: pour, swarm, stream, teem

  6. Produce buds, branches, or germinate

    “the potatoes sprouted”

    Similar: shoot, spud, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout

  7. Become abundant; increase rapidly

  8. Breed freely and abundantlybody

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for pullulate →
verb: be teeming, be abuzz
teemswarm
verb: move in large numbers
pourswarmstreamteem
verb: produce buds, branches, or germinate
shootspudgerminatebourgeonburgeon forthsprout

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