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 Definitions of pullulate  [ˈpʌl yəˌleɪt]  

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Definition of 'pullulate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) pullulate
to germinate; sprout.

2.  pullulate
to breed or increase rapidly.

3.  pullulate
to swarm; teem.

Etymology:  (1850–55)

Definition of 'pullulate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) teem, pullulate, swarm
be teeming, be abuzz
"The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

2. (verb) pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate
move in large numbers
"people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

3. (verb) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"

4. (verb) pullulate
become abundant; increase rapidly

5. (verb) pullulate
breed freely and abundantly


Definition of 'pullulate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) pullulate
to germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly



'pullulate' - Nearby Entries  

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