proliferate

Definition of Proliferate in English :

1. proliferate

grow rapidly

Example Sentences:
'Pizza parlors proliferate in this area'

2. proliferate

cause to grow or increase rapidly

Example Sentences:
'We must not proliferate nuclear arms'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Proliferate

verb

1.

to grow or reproduce (new parts, cells, etc) rapidly

2.

to grow or increase or cause to grow or increase rapidly

verb transitiveWord forms: proˈliferˌated or proˈliferˌating

1.

to reproduce (new parts) in quick succession

2.

to produce or create in profusion

verb intransitive

3.

to grow by multiplying new parts, as by budding, in quick succession

4.

to multiply rapidly; increase profusely

v. pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates

v.intr.

1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.

2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.

v.tr.

To cause to grow or increase rapidly.