| VERB | change | proliferate | grow rapidly |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | proliferate | cause to grow or increase / increase rapidly |
| Sounds | prowlih'ferey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Grow rapidly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area" | |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Similar to | proliferate | Cause to grow or increase / increase rapidly |
| Spanish | proliferar | |
| Catalan | proliferar | |
| Nouns | proliferation | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts |
| proliferation | a rapid increase / increase in number (especially a rapid increase / increase in the number of deadly weapons) | |
| Meaning | Cause to grow or increase / increase rapidly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "We must not proliferate nuclear arms" | |
| Broader | multiply, manifold | combine or increase / increase by multiplication |
| Similar to | proliferate | Grow rapidly |
| Spanish | proliferar | |
| Catalan | proliferar | |
| Nouns | proliferation | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts |
| proliferation | a rapid increase / increase in number (especially a rapid increase / increase in the number of deadly weapons) | |
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