How do you pronounce proliferate?

proliferate is pronounced as /prəˈlɪfəreɪt/.

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proliferate

🌱proliferate

verb

/prəˈlɪfəreɪt/

proletarian proliferation

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Meaning

To increase rapidly in number or spread quickly.

To increase rapidly in numbers; to grow or spread quickly and extensively.

Example Sentences

Social media has allowed misinformation to proliferate.

Startups tend to proliferate in a thriving economy.

Synonyms

multiply, expand, grow, spread, escalate

Entry 1

multiply, expand, grow, spread, escalate

Entry 2

multiply, expand, escalate

Antonyms

decline, diminish, shrink, decrease

Entry 1

decline, diminish, shrink

Entry 2

decrease, diminish, decline

Collocations

proliferate rapidly, ideas proliferate, cells proliferate

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