Quick Definition: grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation
proliferate (
prə-lĭf'ə-rāt')
v.,
-ated,
-ating,
-ates.
v.intr.- To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
- To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.
v.tr. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
[Back-formation from PROLIFERATION, the act of proliferating, from French prolifration, from prolifre, procreative : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring; see proliferous + Latin -fer, -fer.]
proliferation prolif'era'tion n.proliferative prolif'era'tive adj.proliferator prolif'era'tor n. Proliferation Rapid reproduction of tissue.
proliferate v Definition: increase quickly
Antonyms: decline, decrease, dwindle, fall off
proliferate (
prə-lĭf'ə-rāt')
v.,
-ated,
-ating,
-ates.
To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The verb proliferate has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: grow rapidly
Meaning #2: cause to grow or increase rapidly
Translations for: Proliferate Nederlands (Dutch)
zich uitbreiden, woekeren
Franais (French)
prolifrer, s'tendre, se propager
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich stark vermehren, sich ausbreiten
ή (Greek)
v. ά, ύ, ά/-, ώ
Italiano (Italian)
proliferare, propagarsi
Portugus (Portuguese)
v. - proliferar
Русский (Russian)
размножаться, распространяться
Espaol (Spanish)
v. intr. - proliferar, multiplicarse
v. tr. - proliferar, producir en rpida sucesin
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frka sig (gnm celldelning), sprida, mngfaldigas
中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
v. intr. - 增殖, 扩散, 激增
v. tr. - 增殖, 扩散, 激增
中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
v. intr. - 增殖, 擴散, 激增
v. tr. - 增殖, 擴散, 激增
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 増殖する, 急激に増す, 急増する, 繁殖する
adj. - 貫生の, 数の増加した
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتكاثر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - התרבה במהירות
v. tr. - ייצר (תאים וכו') במהירות
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