— proliferative , adj.
/preuh lif"euh rayt'/ , v.i., v.t., proliferated, proliferating .
1. to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
2. to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.
[ 1870-75; PROLIFER(OUS) + -ATE 1 ]