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- [pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
- /prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt/
- /prəˈlɪf.ər.eɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
- /prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt/
Definitions of proliferate word
- intransitive verb proliferate spread 1
- intransitive verb proliferate grow in number 1
- verb proliferate If things proliferate, they increase in number very quickly. 0
- verb proliferate to grow or reproduce (new parts, cells, etc) rapidly 0
- verb proliferate to grow or increase or cause to grow or increase rapidly 0
- verb transitive proliferate to reproduce (new parts) in quick succession 0
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Origin of proliferate
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; prolifer(ous) + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Proliferate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
proliferate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for proliferate
verb proliferate
- abound — If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.
- branch off — A road or path that branches off from another one starts from it and goes in a slightly different direction. If you branch off somewhere, you change the direction in which you are going.
- branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- crawl with — (Transitive Verb) IDI To include or be covered with swarms or large numbers of (something, especially insects or people); to have in great numbers or multitudes.
- cubed — cut into cubes
Top questions with proliferate
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