Pullulate

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌljəˌleɪt/

Definitions of pullulate

verb to breed or spread rapidly; to teem or swarm

Example Sentences

A1 The garden pullulates with colorful flowers in the spring.

A2 During the rainy season, mosquitoes pullulate in stagnant water.

B1 The city's population began to pullulate after the opening of a new factory.

B2 Social media platforms pullulate with fake news and misinformation.

C1 The market pullulates with vendors selling a variety of goods.

C2 As the company expanded, its workforce began to pullulate with employees from diverse backgrounds.

Examples of pullulate in a Sentence

formal The bacteria began to pullulate in the petri dish, multiplying rapidly.

informal The weeds pullulate in our garden every spring, it's hard to keep up with them.

slang The party was so packed, it felt like people were pullulating in every corner.

figurative Ideas pullulate in his mind, constantly evolving and growing.

Grammatical Forms of pullulate

• past tense: pullulated
• plural: pullulate
• comparative: more pullulate
• superlative: most pullulate
• present tense: pullulates
• future tense: will pullulate
• perfect tense: has pullulated
• continuous tense: is pullulating
• singular: pullulates
• positive degree: pullulate
• infinitive: to pullulate
• gerund: pullulating
• participle: pullulating

Origin and Evolution of pullulate

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'pullulate' originated from the Latin word 'pullulare' which means to sprout or germinate.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in botanical contexts to describe the rapid growth or reproduction of plants, the word 'pullulate' eventually evolved to also mean to breed or increase rapidly in numbers in a more general sense.