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English 5 senses of the word *pullulate*:
VERB	stative	pullulate, teem, swarm	be teeming, be abuzz
	motion	pullulate, pour, swarm, stream, teem	move in large numbers
	change	pullulate, shoot, spud, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout	produce buds, branches, or germinate
	change	pullulate	become abundant
	body	pullulate	breed freely and abundantly

Englishpullulate: 5 senses verb 1, stative
Meaning	Be teeming, be abuzz.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Example	"her mind pullulated with worries"
Synonyms	teem, swarm
Narrower	crawl	Be full of
Broader	hum, buzz, seethe	Be noisy with activity
Spanish	hormiguear, pulular
Catalan	abundar, formiguejar

Englishpullulate: 5 senses verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move in large numbers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"beggars pullulated in the plaza"
Synonyms	pour, swarm, stream, teem
Narrower	spill over, spill out, pour out	Be disgorged
Broader	crowd, crowd together	To gather together in large numbers
Spanish	hormiguear
Catalan	anar a patolls

Englishpullulate: 5 senses verb 3, change
Meaning	produce buds, branches, or germinate.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	shoot, spud, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
Broader	grow	increase in size by natural process
Similar to	germinate	Cause to grow or sprout
Spanish	brotar, germinar, nacer, pulular
Catalan	apuntar, brollar, brostar, brotar, créixer, germinar, grillar, nàixer, néixer, rebrollar, rebrostar, rebrotar, rellucar, treure
Nouns	pullulation	asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual

Englishpullulate: 5 senses verb 4, change
Meaning	Become abundant; increase rapidly.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	increase	Become bigger or greater in amount
Spanish	pulular
Catalan	pul·lular
Nouns	pullulation	a rapid and abundant increase / increase

Englishpullulate: 5 senses verb 5, body
Meaning	Breed freely and abundantly.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	breed, multiply	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
Spanish	pulular
Catalan	expandir-se, multiplicar-se, pul·lular

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