What does "proliferate" mean?

To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

What is a synonym for "proliferate"?

Common synonyms include: abound, accrue, accumulate, advance, appreciate, balloon.

Pronounced //pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt//.

/pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/ verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Verb

1
To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply. ambitransitive
"The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring."
2
cause to grow or increase rapidly wordnet
3
grow rapidly wordnet

"The sentences proliferate like rabbits. But it's good."

Back-formation from proliferation.