proliferate

intransitive-verb
UK: /prəˈlɪf.ə.reɪt/
US: /prəˈlɪf.ə.reɪt/

  1. To increase rapidly in number; to grow or spread quickly.

    1. Plants proliferate in the garden.
    2. Rumors began to proliferate after the announcement, causing widespread concern.

  2. To reproduce or multiply rapidly; to cause to increase in number quickly.

    1. Bacteria can proliferate quickly.
    2. The company hopes that this new strategy will proliferate sales in the coming year.

Synonyms

multiply escalate reproduce increase flourish grow spread
proliferate transitive-verb

  1. To cause to increase rapidly in number.

    1. They proliferate new ideas.
    2. The software helps proliferate information across the organization efficiently.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "proliferate" in English means: To increase rapidly in number; to grow or spread quickly., To reproduce or multiply rapidly; to cause to increase in number quickly..

The phonetic transcription of "proliferate" is /prəˈlɪf.ə.reɪt/ in British English and /prəˈlɪf.ə.reɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "proliferate": multiply, escalate, reproduce, increase, flourish, grow, spread.

Example usage of "proliferate": "Plants proliferate in the garden.". More examples on the page.