pullulation C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˌpʌljəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌpʌljʊˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun rapid growth or multiplication, especially in large numbers The pullulation of tiny shops transformed the neighborhood within a year. 2 noun reproduction by budding in which a growth separates from its parent organism The biologist observed pullulation in the freshwater hydra. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · rapid growth or... proliferationmultiplication 2 noun · reproduction by budding in... buddinggemmation ↔ Opposites declinereduction Word family Derived forms pullulate Related forms gemmation Etymology From French pullulation, from Latin pullulare, meaning ‘to sprout or multiply,’ itself related to pullus, ‘a young animal or shoot.’ Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pullulation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpʌljəˈleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpʌljʊˈleɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. rapid growth or multiplication, especially in large numbers 2. reproduction by budding in which a growth separates from its parent organism ## Examples - The pullulation of tiny shops transformed the neighborhood within a year. - The biologist observed pullulation in the freshwater hydra. ## Synonyms - proliferation - multiplication - budding ## Antonyms - decline - reduction ## Derived Forms - pullulate ## Related Forms - gemmation ## Etymology From French pullulation, from Latin pullulare, meaning ‘to sprout or multiply,’ itself related to pullus, ‘a young animal or shoot.’ ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown