"pullulate" meaning in English

See pullulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-pullulate.ogg Forms: pullulates [present, singular, third-person], pullulating [participle, present], pullulated [participle, past], pullulated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂w-}}, {{bor|en|la|pullulātus}} Latin pullulātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} pullulate (third-person singular simple present pullulates, present participle pullulating, simple past and past participle pullulated)
  1. To multiply rapidly. Translations (to multiply rapidly): гъмжа (gǎmža) (Bulgarian), размножавам се (razmnožavam se) (Bulgarian), mnożyć się (Polish), plenić się (Polish), размножаться (razmnožatʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pullulate-en-verb-dzRza-~C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 36 30 Disambiguation of 'to multiply rapidly': 97 2 1
  2. To germinate. Translations (to germinate): покарвам (pokarvam) (Bulgarian), пониквам (ponikvam) (Bulgarian), kiemen (Dutch), zich ontwikkelen (Dutch), keimen (German), sprießen (German), kiełkować (Polish), zakiełkować (Polish), прорастать (prorastatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pullulate-en-verb-O4BUyWxD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 36 30 Disambiguation of 'to germinate': 2 96 1
  3. To teem; to be filled (with). Translations (to teem; to be filled (with)): гъмжа (gǎmža) (Bulgarian), krioelen (Dutch), кишеть (kišetʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pullulate-en-verb-uzne-Ser Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 36 30 Disambiguation of 'to teem; to be filled (with)': 1 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pullulation Related terms: pullet, poultry, repullulate

Inflected forms

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