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Definitions for pullulate
ˈpʌl yəˌleɪtpul·lu·late
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Princeton's WordNet
teem, pullulate, swarmverb
be teeming, be abuzz
"The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulateverb
move in large numbers
"people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutverb
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"
pullulateverb
become abundant; increase rapidly
pullulateverb
breed freely and abundantly
Wiktionary
pullulateverb
To rapidly multiply.
pullulateverb
To germinate.
pullulateverb
To teem with; to be filled with.
Etymology: From the pullulatus, perfect passive participle of pullulo, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Pullulateverb
To germinate; to bud.
Etymology: pullulo, Lat. pulluler, Fr.
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pullulate
Pullulate generally means to breed or produce abundantly, to teem or swarm, or to increase rapidly in number or amount. It can refer to living organisms such as animals, plants, bacteria, ideas, sentiments, or events.
Webster Dictionary
Pullulateverb
to germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly
Etymology: [L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See pullet.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pullulate
pul′ū-lāt, v.i. to germinate, bud.—n. Pullulā′tion. [L.,—pullulus, a young animal, sprout—pullus. Cf. Pullet.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pullulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pullulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- berkembang biakIndonesian
- krioelen, zich grote getale voortplanten, kiemen, zich ontwikkelenDutch
- kiełkować, plenić się, mnożyć się, zakiełkowaćPolish
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