Meaning

3 senses

  1. To multiply rapidly.

    размножатьсяrazmnožatʹsja

    become abundant; increase rapidly

  2. To germinate.

    keimen, sprießen

    прорастатьprorastatʹ

    produce buds, branches, or germinate

  3. To teem with; to be filled (with).

    кишетьkišetʹ

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to multiply rapidly:
to germinate:
to teem; to be filled (with):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to germinate:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin pullulātus, perfect passive participle of pullulō (“sprout forth”), fr

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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Forms

pullulates, pullulating, pullulated, pullulated
Base formpullulate · to pullulate
3rd person singularpullulates
Present participlepullulating
Past simplepullulated
Past participlepullulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypullulate
he, she, itpullulates

Past simpleLesson

all personspullulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pullulated
he, she, ithas pullulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pullulate

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relatedpulletpoultryrepullulatepullulation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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