Definition of Pullulate in English :

Define Pullulate in English

Pullulate meaning in English

Meaning of Pullulate in English

Pronunciation of Pullulate in English

Pullulate pronunciation in English

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Pullulate

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Verb

1. pullulate, swarm, teem

be teeming, be abuzz

Example Sentences:
'The garden was swarming with bees'
'The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen'
'her mind pullulated with worries'

2. pour, pullulate, stream, swarm, teem

move in large numbers

Example Sentences:
'people were pouring out of the theater'
'beggars pullulated in the plaza'

3. bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud

produce buds, branches, or germinate

Example Sentences:
'the potatoes sprouted'

4. pullulate

become abundant; increase rapidly

5. pullulate

breed freely and abundantly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pullulate

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verb (intransitive)
1. 
(of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm
2. 
(of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate

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Pullulate

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpulluˌlated or ˈpulluˌlating
1. 
to sprout out; germinate; bud
2. 
to breed quickly
3. 
to spring up in abundance; teem or swarm

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Pullulate

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intr.v. pul·lu·lat·ed, pul·lu·lat·ing, pul·lu·lates
1. To breed rapidly or abundantly.
2. To be or increase in great numbers: "Ideas pullulated in his brain" (G.D. Dess).
3. To teem; swarm: a lagoon that pullulated with fish.

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