pullulate

intr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

1. To put forth sprouts or buds; germinate.
2. To breed rapidly or abundantly.
3. To teem; swarm: a lagoon that pullulated with tropical fish.

[Latin pullulāre, pullulāt-, from pullulus, diminutive of pullus, young fowl. See pullet.]

pullulation pul'lu·la'tion n.
pullulative pul'lu·la'tive adj.

verb

To be abundantly filled or richly supplied: abound, bristle, crawl, flow, overflow, swarm, teem. See big/small/amount, rich/poor.

Development by sprouting, or budding.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: be teeming, be abuzz
  Synonyms: teem, swarm

Meaning #2: move in large numbers
  Synonyms: pour, swarm, stream, teem

Meaning #3: produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants
  Synonyms: shoot, spud, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout

Meaning #4: become abundant; increase rapidly

Meaning #5: breed freely and abundantly

---

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - spire frem

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ont)spruiten

Français (French)
v. intr. - pulluler

Deutsch (German)
v. - knospen, keimen, sich stark vermehren, wuchern, wimmeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλαστάνω

Italiano (Italian)
pullulare, diffondersi in fretta, germogliare, gemmare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pulular

Русский (Russian)
расплодиться, изобиловать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pulular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gro, spira upp, utbreda sig, myllra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发芽, 充满, 抽芽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發芽, 充滿, 抽芽

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 싹트다, 움트다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 発芽する, 発展する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نبت, تكاثر بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התרבה, שרץ, נבט‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.