transcription, транскрипция: [ prə-ˈli-fə-ˌrāt ]
verb
( -at·ed ; -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 -ˌli-fə-ˈrā-shən noun
• pro·lif·er·a·tive -ˈli-fə-ˌrā-tiv, -f(ə-)rə-tiv adjective