proliferate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /prəˈlɪf.ər.eɪt/

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Verb

Plain form proliferate

Third-person singular proliferates

Past tense proliferated

Past participle proliferated

Present participle proliferating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something proliferates, it increases in number or spreads rapidly.