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单词 pullulate
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pullulate

[ puhl-yuh-leyt ]
/ ˈpʌl yəˌleɪt /
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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.

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Origin of pullulate

First 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 pullulate

pul·lu·la·tion, noun

Words nearby pullulate

pull 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
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Example sentences from the Web for pullulate

  • The parties too, that already began to pullulate, were not better satisfied with the issue of the Champ de Mai.

    Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II|Fleury de Chaboulon.

British Dictionary definitions for pullulate

pullulate
/ (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 pullulate

pullulation, noun

Word Origin for pullulate

C17: 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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