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1. to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division.╂[back formation < proliferation]
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pro·lif·er·ate — … Useful english dictionary
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
lif — ac·e·tab·u·lif·era; ac·e·tab·u·lif·er·ous; am·y·lif·er·ous; an·gu·lif·er·ous; ar·gil·lif·er·ous; can·a·lif·er·ous; cel·lif·er·ous; cel·lif·u·gal; che·lif·er·ous; chy·lif·er·ous; cor·ol·lif·er·ous; crys·tal·lif·er·ous; cu·pu·lif·er·ae;… … English syllables
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
proliferate — pro·lif·er·ate … English syllables
proliferate — pro•lif•er•ate [[t]prəˈlɪf əˌreɪt[/t]] v. i. v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) dvl to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation 2) to increase in number or spread rapidly • Etymology: 1870–75 pro•lif… … From formal English to slang
proliferate — pro|lif|er|ate [ prə lıfə,reıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to quickly increase in number or amount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
proliferate — To grow and increase in number by means of reproduction of similar forms. [L. proles, offspring, + fero, to bear] * * * pro·lif·er·ate prə lif ə .rāt vb, at·ed; at·ing vi to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring vt to… … Medical dictionary
Improlificate — Im pro*lif ic*ate, v. t. [Pref. im in + prolificate.] To impregnate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
