pullulate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus.
Meanings
- To multiply rapidly.
- To germinate.
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To teem with; to be filled (with).
I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.
1945, Evelyn Waugh, chapter 1, in Brideshead Revisited […], London: Chapman & Hall, published 1952, →OCLC, book 1 (Et in Arcadia Ego), page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pullulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pullulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pullulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pullulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
repullulate · pullet · poultry
Translations (17)
pl kiełkować (to germinate) · de sprießen (to germinate) · pl mnożyć się (to multiply rapidly) · bg гъмжа (to teem; to be filled (with)) · ru размножаться (to multiply rapidly) · nl kiemen (to germinate) · nl krioelen (to teem; to be filled (with)) · bg пониквам (to germinate) · pl plenić się (to multiply rapidly) · bg гъмжа (to multiply rapidly) · pl zakiełkować (to germinate) · bg покарвам (to germinate) · bg размножавам се (to multiply rapidly) · de keimen (to germinate) · ru кишеть (to teem; to be filled (with)) · nl zich ontwikkelen (to germinate) · ru прорастать (to germinate)