proliferate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #68732

Meanings

1

verb
To increase quickly in number and spread widely.

Coffee shops have proliferated across the city in the past few years.
2

verb
To cause something to grow or multiply rapidly.

World leaders are working hard not to proliferate nuclear weapons.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Word family

Forms proliferatedproliferatesproliferating

Etymology

Back-formation from proliferation.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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