Hypertext Webster Gateway: "proliferate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Proliferate \Pro*lif"er*ate\, v. t. [L. proles offspring + ferre
to bear.]
1. (Biol.) To produce or form cells; especially, to produce
cells rapidly.
2. (Zo["o]l.) To produce zooids by budding.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
proliferate
v 1: grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
2: grow or reproduce rapidly; "Health food shops proliferate in
this region"
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