pullulate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be teeming, be abuzz
  2. verb move in large numbers
  3. verb produce buds, branches, or germinate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), from pullulus (“a young animal, a sprout”), diminutive of pullus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

teem, swarm

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