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proliferate

/prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt/

verb

proliferates;

proliferated;

proliferating

proliferates;

proliferated;

proliferating

Britannica Dictionary definition of PROLIFERATE

[no object]

:

to increase in number or amount quickly

• New problems have proliferated in recent months. [=many new problems have occurred in recent months]

— proliferation

/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən/

noun

[noncount]

• cancer cell proliferation
• trying to halt (the) proliferation of nuclear weapons

[singular]

• There has been a recent proliferation of medical advertising on TV.