VERB | change | proliferate | grow rapidly |
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change | proliferate | cause to grow or increase / increase rapidly |
Sounds | prowlih'ferey.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | Grow rapidly. | |
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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. | |
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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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