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pullulate

[ puhl-yuh-leyt ]

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verb (used without object)

, pul·lu·lat·ed, pul·lu·lat·ing.

to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
to breed, produce, or create rapidly.
to increase rapidly; multiply.
to exist abundantly; swarm; teem.
to be produced as offspring.

pullulate

/ ˈpʌljʊˌleɪt /

verb

(of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm
(of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate

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Derived Forms

ˌpulluˈlation, noun

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Other Words From

pullu·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pullulate¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin pullulāt(us) (past participle of pullulāre “to sprout, bring forth young”), derivative of pullulus “a sprout, nestling, chick,” diminutive of pullus “foal, young of an animal”; pullet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pullulate¹

C17: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animal

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Example Sentences

The parties too, that already began to pullulate, were not better satisfied with the issue of the Champ de Mai.

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They never pullulate in slums or stagnate in solid rural settlements.

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