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adjective
- 1. very crowded and lively; teeming: "the towers of our pullulating megalopolis"
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1. a. : germinate, sprout. b. : to breed or produce freely. the country's pullulating population. 2. : swarm, teem. the island pullulated with tourists. pullulation. ˌpəl-yə-ˈlā-shən. noun. Did you know? To remember the history of "pullulate," think chickens.
verb. (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm. (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌpulluˈlation, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. pul lu·la tion noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of pullulate 1.
1. (Biology) (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm. 2. (Botany) (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or germinate. [C17: from Latin pullulāre to sprout, from pullulus a baby animal, from pullus young animal] ˌpulluˈlation n.
full of life or activity. a pullulating mass of people. Check pronunciation: pullulating. Definition of pullulating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of pullulate. verb. produce buds, branches, or germinate. synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, shoot, sprout, spud. germinate. cause to grow or sprout. see more. verb. breed freely and abundantly.
Definition of pullulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 meanings: 1. (of animals, etc) to breed rapidly or abundantly; teem; swarm 2. (of plants or plant parts) to sprout, bud, or.... Click for more definitions.
Origin of Pullulate. From the Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth" ), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout" ), diminutive of pullus. From Wiktionary.
Jun 2, 2024 · pullulate (third-person singular simple present pullulates, present participle pullulating, simple past and past participle pullulated) To multiply rapidly. To germinate. To teem; to be filled (with).
The earliest known use of the adjective pullulating is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for pullulating is from 1666, in the writing of George Thomson, physician. pullulating is formed within English, by derivation.
