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proliferation

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Main Entry:
pro·lif·er·ate Listen to the pronunciation of proliferate
Pronunciation:
\prə-ˈli-fə-ˌrāt\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
pro·lif·er·at·ed; pro·lif·er·at·ing
Etymology:
back-formation from proliferation, from French prolifération, from proliférer to proliferate, from prolifère reproducing freely, from Latin proles + -fer -ferous
Date:
1873
intransitive verb 1 : to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring 2 : to increase in number as if by proliferating : multiply transitive verb 1 : to cause to grow by proliferating 2 : to cause to increase in number or extent as if by proliferating
— pro·lif·er·a·tion Listen to the pronunciation of proliferation \-ˌli-fə-ˈrā-shən\ noun
— pro·lif·er·a·tive Listen to the pronunciation of proliferative Listen to the pronunciation of proliferative \-ˈli-fə-ˌrā-tiv, -f(ə-)rə-tiv\ adjective
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