pullulate

verb
/ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/UK

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from pullulātus

Definitions

  1. To multiply rapidly.

  2. To germinate.

  3. To teem with

    To teem with; to be filled (with).

    • I must say the whole of Oxford has become most peculiar suddenly. Last night it was pullulating with women.

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