PROLIFERATE


Meaning of PROLIFERATE in English

/ prəˈlɪfəreɪt; NAmE / verb

[ v ] to increase rapidly in number or amount

SYN multiply :

Books and articles on the subject have proliferated over the last year.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: back-formation from proliferation .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.