Proliferate Definition

prə-lĭfə-rāt
proliferated, proliferates, proliferating
verb
To grow by multiplying new parts, as by budding, in quick succession.
Webster's New World
To reproduce (new parts) in quick succession.
Webster's New World
To increase or spread at a rapid rate.
Fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.
American Heritage
To produce or create in profusion.
Webster's New World
To multiply rapidly; increase profusely.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Proliferate

  • Back-formation from proliferation the act of proliferating from French prolifération from prolifère procreative Latin prōlēs prōl- offspring proliferous Latin -fer -fer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin proles (“offspring") + ferre (“to bear") + -ate

    From Wiktionary

Proliferate Sentence Examples

  • The epithelial cells are then able to pass from their normal position, in consequence of which they proliferate and at the same time revert to a more primitive type of cell.

  • Newspapers and periodicals did not proliferate until after 1850.

  • When the good bacteria in the intestinal flora are killed off through antibiotic use, yeast can begin to proliferate, which may develop into a rash.

  • Scientific papers proliferate but only a few get long listings in the citation indexes.

  • Determining the limits of moral behavior becomes increasingly difficult as human capabilities, choices, and responsibilities proliferate with advances in technology and scientific knowledge.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With E