What does proliferate mean?

Definitions for proliferate
prəˈlɪf əˌreɪtpro·lif·er·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. proliferateverb

    grow rapidly

    "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

  2. proliferateverb

    cause to grow or increase rapidly

    "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"

Wiktionary

  1. proliferateverb

    To increase in number or spread rapidly.

    The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring.

  2. Etymology: From proles + ferre + -ate

ChatGPT

  1. proliferate

    To proliferate means to increase rapidly in numbers, to multiply, or to grow or develop quickly. It can be used to refer to cells, organisms, ideas, information, or any other entities that can multiply or spread.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Proliferateverb

    to produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly

  2. Proliferateverb

    to produce zooids by budding

  3. Etymology: [L. proles offspring + ferre to bear.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Proliferate

    prō-lif′e-rāt, v.i. to grow by multiplication of elementary parts: (zool.) to reproduce by proliferation.—v.t. to bear by reproduction.—n. Proliferā′tion, the birth and growth of generative zoöids.—adjs. Prolif′erātive, Prolif′erous.—adv. Prolif′erously. [L. proles, progeny, ferre, to bear.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proliferate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proliferate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of proliferate in a Sentence

  1. Ian Miller:

    When the dinosaurs go extinct, mammals proliferate, and fast.

  2. Rita Colwell:

    With warmer temps, the Vibrios proliferate, they become more numerous, and they outgrow their competitors which at lower temperatures would keep them in check.

  3. Bernard Baumel:

    [MSCs] are anti-inflammatory and they promote indigenous stem cells in your body to proliferate, they stimulate cell growth and have a lot of attributes that are very advantageous for using them in humans.

  4. Filmmaker Leslee Udwin:

    Of course, the India government ban has ensured that this film now does proliferate on the Internet, but I have to tell you I am respectful of laws, in any country, and because there is a footprint of YouTube or torrents in India, it is my duty to bring that film off those channels and that is what I do, i will not break laws. I am respectful, I am moral, I have integrity, despite the witch hunt – this Salem-like witch hunt against me by those who are more interested in hiding their shame than saving their women.

  5. Jeff Smith:

    Aziz is highly critical of the Pakistani government but Islamabad knows he commands a sizable following and claim they have no legal grounds to arrest or convict him. Ultimately, they’ve decided it’s best to avoid stirring the hornet’s nest, even if means quietly allowing the swarm to proliferate, ideally, Pakistan would pass legislation or criminal justice reforms outlawing the type of hate speech espoused by Aziz and his ilk, and then deal with them through the appropriate legal mechanisms.

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Translations for proliferate

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  • sich vermehren, sich ausbreitenGerman
  • proliferarSpanish
  • تکثیرPersian
  • [[levitä]] nopeasti, [[lisääntyä]] [[nopeasti]]Finnish
  • ವೃದ್ಧಿಸಿKannada
  • snel vermenigvuldigenDutch
  • распространиться, распространять, размножаться, распространяться, распространить, размножитьсяRussian
  • пролифери́рати, proliferíratiSerbo-Croatian
  • 增生Chinese

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