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Meaning of pullulate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpəljəˌleɪt/
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Verb
pullulate
Etymology
early 17th century: from Latin pullulat-‘sprouted’, from the verb pullulare, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus‘young animal’
Definitions
1.
be teeming, be abuzz
Examples
« The garden was swarming with bees »
« The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen »
« her mind pullulated with worries »
2.
move in large numbers
Examples
« people were pouring out of the theater »
« beggars pullulated in the plaza »
3.
produce buds, branches, or germinate
Examples
« the potatoes sprouted »
4.
become abundant
Examples
« increase rapidly »
5.
breed freely and abundantly