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pullulate — Synonyms and related words: abound, abound with, be alive with, be fruitful, be productive, beget, blossom, brew, bristle with, bud, burgeon, burst forth, burst with, clutter, crawl, crawl with, creep with, crowd, develop, engender, fill, flood,… … Moby Thesaurus
pullulate — ► VERB 1) reproduce or spread so as to become very widespread. 2) teem with life and activity. ORIGIN Latin pullulare to sprout … English terms dictionary
pullulate — [17] The etymological notion underlying pullulate is of rapid ‘new growth’. It goes back ultimately to Latin pullus ‘young animal’, which also produced English pony and poultry and is distantly related to foal. From this was derived the verb… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
pullulate — [17] The etymological notion underlying pullulate is of rapid ‘new growth’. It goes back ultimately to Latin pullus ‘young animal’, which also produced English pony and poultry and is distantly related to foal. From this was derived the verb… … Word origins
pullulate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin pullulatus, past participle of pullulare, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus chicken, sprout more at foal Date: 1619 1. a. germinate, sprout b. to breed or produce freely < the country s… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pullulate — v.intr. 1 (of a seed, shoot, etc.) bud, sprout, germinate. 2 (esp. of an animal) swarm, throng; breed prolifically. 3 develop; spring up; come to life. 4 (foll. by with) abound. Derivatives: pullulant adj. pullulation n. Etymology: L pullulare… … Useful english dictionary
bristle with — Synonyms and related words: abound, abound with, be alive with, burst with, clutter, crawl with, creep with, crowd, exuberate, flow, gush, jam, multiply, overflow, overflow with, pack, pour, proliferate, pullulate with, rain, run over, shower,… … Moby Thesaurus
crawl with — Synonyms and related words: abound, abound with, be alive with, beset, bespread, bristle with, burst with, clutter, creep with, crowd, diffuse, extend throughout, exuberate, fill, flow, gush, honeycomb, imbue, infest, invade, jam, leave no void,… … Moby Thesaurus
creep with — Synonyms and related words: abound, abound with, be alive with, beset, bespread, bristle with, burst with, clutter, crawl with, crowd, diffuse, extend throughout, exuberate, fill, flow, gush, honeycomb, imbue, infest, invade, jam, leave no void,… … Moby Thesaurus
swarm with — Synonyms and related words: abound, abound with, be alive with, beset, bespread, bristle with, burst with, clutter, crawl with, creep with, crowd, diffuse, extend throughout, exuberate, fill, flow, gush, honeycomb, imbue, infest, invade, jam,… … Moby Thesaurus
