'Pullulate' definitions:
Definition of 'pullulate'
From: WordNet
verb
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]
verb
Move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate]
verb
Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout]
verb
Become abundant; increase rapidly
verb
Breed freely and abundantly
Definition of 'Pullulate'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pullulate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abound,
- abound with,
- be alive with,
- be fruitful,
- be productive,
- beget,
- blossom,
- brew,
- bristle with,
- bud,
- burgeon,
- burst forth,
- burst with,
- clutter,
- crawl,
- crawl with,
- creep with,
- crowd,
- develop,
- engender,
- fill,
- flood,
- flourish,
- flow,
- fructify,
- gather,
- gemmate,
- germinate,
- grow,
- grow rank,
- grow up,
- hypertrophy,
- increase,
- jam,
- know no bounds,
- leaf,
- leaf out,
- leave,
- luxuriate,
- mature,
- multiply,
- mushroom,
- outgrow,
- overabound,
- overbrim,
- overdevelop,
- overflow,
- overflow with,
- overgrow,
- overrun,
- overspill,
- overspread,
- overswarm,
- overtop,
- pack,
- procreate,
- proliferate,
- pullulate with,
- put forth,
- put forth leaves,
- put out buds,
- reproduce,
- riot,
- root,
- run riot,
- shoot,
- shoot up,
- spill over,
- spring up,
- sprout,
- sprout up,
- strike root,
- superabound,
- swarm,
- swarm with,
- take root,
- teem,
- teem with,
- thrive,
- throng with,
- tower,
- upshoot,
- upspear,
- upspring,
- upsprout,
- vegetate,
- wax