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proliferateproliferate /prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYproliferateOrigin: 1800-1900 proliferation VERB TABLEproliferate |
Present | I, you, we, they | proliferate | | he, she, it | proliferates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | proliferated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have proliferated | | he, she, it | has proliferated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had proliferated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will proliferate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have proliferated |
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Present | I | am proliferating | | he, she, it | is proliferating | | you, we, they | are proliferating | Past | I, he, she, it | was proliferating | | you, we, they | were proliferating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been proliferating | | he, she, it | has been proliferating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been proliferating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be proliferating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been proliferating |
if something proliferates, it increases quickly and spreads to many different places: Fast-food restaurants have proliferated. |