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pullulate
(encz) | pullulate,rašit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Pullulate
(gcide) | Pullulate \Pul"lu*late\, v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of
pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout,
dim. of pullus. See pullet.]
To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. --Warburton.
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pullulate
(wn) | pullulate
v 1: be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees";
"The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind
pullulated with worries" [syn: teem, pullulate,
swarm]
2: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the
theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour,
swarm, stream, teem, pullulate]
3: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
[syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon,
burgeon forth, sprout]
4: become abundant; increase rapidly
5: breed freely and abundantly |
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pullulate with
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Pullulate
(gcide) | Pullulate \Pul"lu*late\, v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of
pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout,
dim. of pullus. See pullet.]
To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. --Warburton.
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Repullulate
(gcide) | Repullulate \Re*pul"lu*late\ (r?-p?l"l?-l?t), v. i. [L.
repullulare, repullulatum. See Pullulate.]
To bud again.
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Though tares repullulate, there is wheat still left in
the field. --Howell.
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pullulate with
(wn) | pullulate with
v 1: exist in large quantity [syn: abound in, teem in,
pullulate with] |
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