- Main Entry:
- pro·lif·er·ate

- Pronunciation:
-
\prə-ˈlif-ə-ˌrāt\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- pro·lif·er·at·ed; pro·lif·er·at·ing
intransitive verb
: to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
transitive verb
: to cause to grow by proliferating