† prolifyv.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To proliferate.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > multiply or reproduce [verb (intransitive)]
teemOE
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breedc1200
felefolda1300
fructifya1325
creasec1380
multiplyc1390
engendera1400
fawn1481
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propagate1601
generate1605
spawn1607
pullulate1618
populate1625
reproduce1650
prolify1660
1660 H. Hammond Χάρις καὶ Εἰρήνη 80 There remained in the heart of such some piece of ill temper unreformed, which in time prolified, and sent out great and wasting sins.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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