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Added 9 October 2026

pullulate

/ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ verb

Latin root: pullulātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pullulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be teeming, be abuzz.
The garden was swarming with bees
Move in large numbers.
people were pouring out of the theater
Produce buds, branches, or germinate.
the potatoes sprouted

Origin

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

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