Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Pullulate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
be teeming, be abuzz
"The garden was swarming with bees"
"The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"
"her mind pullulated with worries"
2
move in large numbers
"people were pouring out of the theater"
"beggars pullulated in the plaza"
3
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"
4
become abundant; increase rapidly
5
breed freely and abundantly
Example Sentences
"The garden was swarming with bees"
verb
"The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"
verb
"her mind pullulated with worries"
verb
"people were pouring out of the theater"
verb
"beggars pullulated in the plaza"
verb
"the potatoes sprouted"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)