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proliferate
What does proliferate mean?
proliferate (verb): grow rapidly.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use proliferate in a sentence?
- Pizza parlors proliferate in this area. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce proliferate?
/pɹoʊˈlɪfəˌɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does proliferate come from?
Back-formation from proliferation.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to proliferate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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