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Pullulate

Pullulate Meaning & Definition
Pullulate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pullulate?

[v] breed freely and abundantly
[v] become abundant; increase rapidly
[v] produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants
[v] move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
[v] be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pullulate: bourgeon | burgeon forth | germinate | pour | shoot | sprout | spud | stream | swarm | swarm | teem | teem

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pullulate:

See Also | abound in | breed | buzz | crawl | crowd | crowd together | grow | hum | increase | multiply | pour out | pullulate with | seethe | spill out | spill over | teem in

Pullulate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pul"lu*late\, v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See {pullet}.] To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. --Warburton.

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