Pullulate



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.繁殖; 剧增
• ［英］ v.繁殖 ( to breed or produce freely) ; 剧增 ( teem)
• ［记］ pullul ( 小动物) ＋ate -> 生小动物 -> 繁殖;
• ［同］ 参考: pullus ( 幼鸟, 雏鸟)

Webster Collegiate

intransitive verb (-lated; -lating)

• Etymology: Latin pullulatus, past participle of pullulare, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus chicken, sprout — more at foal
• Date: 1619
• 1.
  • a. germinate, sprout
  • b. to breed or produce freely <the country's pullulating population>
• 2. swarm, teem <the island pullulated with tourists>
• ? pullulation noun

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