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Definition of proliferator - 1 dictionary result
pro·lif·er·ate   (prə-lĭf'ə-rāt')   
v.   pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates

v.   intr.

  1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.

  2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.

v.   tr.
To cause to grow or increase rapidly.

[Back-formation from proliferation, the act of proliferating, from French prolifération, from prolifère, procreative : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring; see proliferous + Latin -fer, -fer.]
pro·lif'er·a'tion n., pro·lif'er·a'tive adj., pro·lif'er·a'tor n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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