- pullulate
- To breed rapidly, or to overpopulate
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
pullulate
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Pullulate — Pul lu*late, v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See {pullet}.] To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. Warburton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pullulate — I verb be fruitful, be productive, bloom, blossom, breed, bud, burgeon, burst forth, come forth, develop, flourish, flower, generate, germinate, increase, luxuriate, multiply, open, procreate, produce, proliferate, pullalare, put forth, reproduce … Law dictionary
pullulate — 1610s, from L. pullulatus, pp. of pullulare grow, sprout, from pullulus, dim. of pullus young animal (see FOAL (Cf. foal) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
pullulate — ► VERB 1) reproduce or spread so as to become very widespread. 2) teem with life and activity. ORIGIN Latin pullulare to sprout … English terms dictionary
pullulate — [pul′yo͞o lāt΄, pul′yəlāt΄] vi. pullulated, pullulating [< L pullulatus, pp. of pullulare, to spread out, sprout < pullulus, dim. of pullus: see POULTRY] 1. to sprout out; germinate; bud 2. to breed quickly 3. to spring up in abundance;… … English World dictionary
pullulate — [17] The etymological notion underlying pullulate is of rapid ‘new growth’. It goes back ultimately to Latin pullus ‘young animal’, which also produced English pony and poultry and is distantly related to foal. From this was derived the verb… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
pullulate — [17] The etymological notion underlying pullulate is of rapid ‘new growth’. It goes back ultimately to Latin pullus ‘young animal’, which also produced English pony and poultry and is distantly related to foal. From this was derived the verb… … Word origins
pullulate — Synonyms and related words: abound, abound with, be alive with, be fruitful, be productive, beget, blossom, brew, bristle with, bud, burgeon, burst forth, burst with, clutter, crawl, crawl with, creep with, crowd, develop, engender, fill, flood,… … Moby Thesaurus
pullulate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin pullulatus, past participle of pullulare, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus chicken, sprout more at foal Date: 1619 1. a. germinate, sprout b. to breed or produce freely < the country s… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pullulate — pullulation, n. /pul yeuh layt /, v.i., pullulated, pullulating. 1. to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout. 2. to breed, produce, or create rapidly. 3. to increase rapidly; multiply. 4. to exist abundantly; swarm; teem. 5. to be… … Universalium
pullulate — verb /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ a) To rapidly multiply. b) To germinate … Wiktionary
