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proliferate

/prəˈlɪf.ə.reɪt/

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verb

/prəˈlɪf.ə.reɪt/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения быстрого увеличения или распространения чего-либо, например, клеток, идей или объектов.

A verb used to indicate the rapid increase or spread of something, such as cells, ideas, or objects.

  1. Increase rapidly in numberC1formal

    To spread or multiply quickly and abundantly.

    ruБыстро размножаться

    • Rumors proliferated throughout the office after the announcement.
    • Invasive species can proliferate in new environments without natural predators.
    • Social media platforms have proliferated in the last decade.

    Synonymsboomburgeonescalateexpandgrowincreasemultiplymushroomsnowballspread

    Antonymsdeclinedecreasediminishdwindleshrink

  2. Cause rapid growthC1formal

    To cause something to grow or increase rapidly in number or amount.

    ruВызывать быстрый рост

    • The new policy proliferated small businesses in the region.
    • Warm weather proliferates the growth of algae in the lake.
    • The company's aggressive marketing proliferated its brand recognition.

    Synonymsamplifyaugmentescalateexpandgenerateincreasemultiplypropagate

Forms
  • proliferated past participle
  • proliferated past simple
  • proliferating present participle
  • proliferates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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