pullulate

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (sprout forth), from pullulus (a young animal, a sprout), diminutive of pullus.

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pullulate (third-person singular simple present pullulates, present participle pullulating, simple past and past participle pullulated)

  1. To rapidly multiply.
  2. To germinate.
  3. To teem with; to be filled with.

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Italian [edit]

Verb [edit]

pullulate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of pullulare
  2. second-person plural imperative of pullulare
  3. Feminine plural of pullulato

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

pullulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pullulō