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PROLIFERATE

\pɹəlˈɪfəɹˌe͡ɪt], \pɹəlˈɪfəɹˌe‍ɪt], \p_ɹ_ə_l_ˈɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of PROLIFERATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.
To produce zooids by budding.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To reproduce repeatedly.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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