pullulate

ˈpʌljʊˌleɪt

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Definition of pullulate - Reverso English Dictionary

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intr.

rapid growth

Dated

multiply rapidly in number or quantity

Dated

The bacteria pullulate in warm environments.

increase

multiply

proliferate

biology

Dated

teem with life or activity

Dated

The forest floor pullulated with insects and small creatures..

abound

swarm

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pullulate with

be filled with a large number of things

The garden pullulates with colorful flowers.

Origin of pullulate

Latin, pullulare (to sprout)

Examples of pullulate in a sentence

The rumors began to pullulate online.
The pond pullulated with tadpoles in the spring.
After the rain, the garden pullulated with snails.

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French:pulluler, fourmiller, ...
German:vermehren, wimmeln, ...
Italian:proliferare, pullulare, ...
Spanish:multiplicarse, abundar, ...
Portuguese:proliferar, abundar, ...
Chinese:迅速繁殖, 充满, ...
Japanese:急速に増殖する, 満ちる, ...
Arabic:تَكَاثَرَ, عَجَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְרַבּוֹת, לִשְׁקוֹק, ...
Russian:размножаться, кишеть, ...
Ukrainian:розмножуватися, кишіти, ...
Hindi:तेजी से बढ़ना, भरा होना, ...
Bengali:দ্রুত বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া, প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা, ...
Catalan:multiplicar-se, bullir, ...
Czech:množit se, jenžit se, ...
Danish:formere sig, vrimle, ...
Dutch:vermenigvuldigen, krioelen, ...
Greek:πολλαπλασιάζομαι, σφύζει, ...
Hungarian:elszaporodni, nyüzsögni, ...
Khmer:កើនឡើងសន្ធឹកសន្ធាប់, សម្បូរពេញទៅដោយ, ...
Korean:급증하다, 가득 차다, ...
Persian:تکثیر شد, پر بودن, ...
Polish:rozmnażać się, roić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):multiplicar-se, abundar, ...
Romanian:a se înmulți, a forfota, ...
Swedish:föröka sig snabbt, vimla, ...
Thai:เพิ่มจำนวน, เต็มไปด้วย, ...
Turkish:hızla çoğalmak, kaynamak, ...
Vietnamese:sinh sôi nảy nở, đầy, ...

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