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pul⋅lu⋅late
[puhl-yuh-leyt]
–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -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; < L pullulātus (ptp. of pullulāre to sprout), deriv. of pullulus a sprout, young animal, dim. of pullus; see pullet
1610–20; < L pullulātus (ptp. of pullulāre to sprout), deriv. of pullulus a sprout, young animal, dim. of pullus; see pullet

Related forms:
pul⋅lu⋅la⋅tion, noun
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Pullulate
Pul"lu*late\, v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout, dim. of pullus. See pullet.] To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. --Warburton.
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pullulate
1619, from L. pullulatus, pp. of pullulare "grow, sprout," from pullulus, dim. of pullus "young animal."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pul·lu·late
Pronunciation: 'p&l-y&-"lAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;-lat·ing
1 : to bud or sprout
2 : to breed or produce freely —pul·lu·la·tion /"p&l-y&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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