单词 | pullulate |
释义 | pullulate[ puhl-yuh-leyt ] / ˈpʌl yəˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pullulate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), pul·lu·lat·ed, pul·lu·lat·ing.to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout. to breed, produce, or create rapidly. to increase rapidly; multiply. to exist abundantly; swarm; teem. to be produced as offspring. VIDEO FOR PULLULATEWATCH NOW: Pullulate: Visual Word of the DayIf you stop and smell the roses, then your awareness of the things around you could pullulate. Origin of pullulateFirst recorded in 1610–20; from Latin pullulāt(us) (past participle of pullulāre “to sprout, bring forth young”), derivative of pullulus “a sprout, nestling, chick,” diminutive of pullus “foal, young of an animal”; see origin at pullet OTHER WORDS FROM pullulatepul·lu·la·tion, nounWords nearby pullulatepull the rug out from under, pull the wool over someone's eyes, pull through, pull together, pull-top, pullulate, pull-up, pull up stakes, pullus, pull wires, pulmo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pullulate
British Dictionary definitions for pullulatepullulate / (ˈpʌljʊˌleɪt) / verb (intr)(of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate Derived forms of pullulatepullulation, nounWord Origin for pullulateC17: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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