proliferates

 [pruh-lif-uh-reyt]  

pro·lif·er·ate

   [pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing.
1.
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
2.
to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.
Origin:
1870–75; prolifer(ous) + -ate1

Related forms
pro·lif·er·a·tive, adjective
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