PULLULATE


Meaning of PULLULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpəl-yə-ˌlāt ]

intransitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin pullulatus, past participle of pullulare, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus chicken, sprout — more at foal

Date: 1619

1.

a. : germinate , sprout

b. : to breed or produce freely

the country's pullulating population

2. : swarm , teem

the island pullulated with tourists

• pul·lu·la·tion ˌpəl-yə-ˈlā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.