proliferate

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proliferate

  • /pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/

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Back-formation from proliferation.

verb proliferates · proliferating · proliferated

  1. ambitransitive To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply. The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring.

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verb to increase in number or spread

Españolproliferar
中文激增 jīzēng, 劇增 /剧增 jùzēng, 擴散 /扩散 kuòsàn, 增生 zēngshēng, 增殖 zēngzhí
Portuguêsproliferar
Deutschsich ausbreiten, sich vermehren
Русскийразмножа́ться razmnožátʹsja, размно́житься razmnóžitʹsja, распространя́ться rasprostranjátʹsja, распространи́ться rasprostranítʹsja, распространя́ть rasprostranjátʹ, распространи́ть rasprostranítʹ

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"proliferate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proliferate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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proliferate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proliferate

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"proliferate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proliferate.

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@misc{proliferate_2026,
  title = {proliferate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proliferate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}