proliferate
//prəˈlɪfəreɪt//
Verb
proliferateInfinitive
proliferatePresent tense
proliferatedPast tense
proliferatedPast participle
proliferatingPresent participle
proliferatesThird-person singular
1
To increase rapidly in number or amount; to multiply or spread quickly.
Social media platforms have proliferated over the past decade.
2
To reproduce or cause to reproduce rapidly, especially by producing new cells, buds, or offspring.
The bacteria proliferate rapidly in warm conditions.