pullulate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

swarm

teem

sprout

germinate

shoot

stream

burgeon forth

pour

spud

bourgeon

put forth shoots

seethe

grow

flock

teem in

stock

crawl

come out

bud

thence

therefrom

breed

hive

increase

overrun

Translations

pul·lular

germogliare

nacer

تدفق

اِكْتظّ

عجّ

اِنْدفع

brollar

treure

créixer

multiplicar-se

nàixer

néixer

abundar

apuntar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/

Etymology

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