yəˌleɪt verb (used without object), pul·lu·lat·ed, pul·lu·lat·ing.
1.
to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
2.
to breed, produce, or create rapidly.
3.
to increase rapidly; multiply.
4.
to exist abundantly; swarm; teem.
5.
to be produced as offspring.
Origin:
1610–20; < Latin pullulātus (past participle of pullulāre to sprout), derivative of pullulus a sprout, young animal, diminutive of pullus; see pullet
1610–20; < Latin pullulātus (past participle of pullulāre to sprout), derivative of pullulus a sprout, young animal, diminutive of pullus; see pullet
Related forms
pul·lu·la·tion, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm |
| 2. | (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate |
| [C17: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animal] | |
| pullu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
pullulate
1619, from L. pullulatus, pp. of pullulare "grow, sprout," from pullulus, dim. of pullus "young animal."
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