pullulate meaning and definition

PULLULATE verb

Definition of pullulate (verb)

1. be teeming, be abuzz
   • "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
   • synonyms: swarm, teem
2. move in large numbers
   • "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
   • synonyms: pour, stream, swarm, teem
3. produce buds, branches, or germinate
   • "the potatoes sprouted"
   • synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, shoot, sprout, spud
4. become abundant; increase rapidly
5. breed freely and abundantly