verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply. ambitransitive

   "The flowers proliferated rapidly all spring."

2. 2
   cause to grow or increase rapidly wordnet
3. 3
   grow rapidly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aboundaccrueaccumulateadvanceappreciateballoon

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Back-formation from proliferation.

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