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proliferates
Present Participle
proliferating
Past Tense
proliferated
Past Participle
proliferated
1
to grow in amount or number rapidly
- As technology improved, the number of smartphone users began to proliferate.
- The use of renewable energy sources has been steadily proliferating across the globe as countries seek to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change.
- If left unchecked, invasive species will proliferate in the ecosystem.
- During the economic boom, businesses proliferated in the city.
- The bacteria were proliferating in the warm and humid environment.
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to cause something to increase rapidly in number or size
transitive
- The new technology helped to proliferate digital media content across the globe.
- The startup's success began to proliferate interest in similar business models.
- The organization’s outreach efforts proliferated support for their environmental initiatives.
- The invasive species proliferated a disturbance throughout the ecosystem, disrupting local wildlife.