'Proliferate' definitions:

Definition of 'proliferate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
verb
Cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"

Definition of 'Proliferate'

From: GCIDE
  • Proliferate \Pro*lif"er*ate\, v. t. [L. proles offspring + ferre to bear.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Biol.) To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) To produce zooids by budding. [1913 Webster]