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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Proliferate

/prōl-ĭf'-ẽr-ātˌ/ · Pro·lif·er·ate · IPA /pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/
01 v. t. To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.
  1. 1.
    To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.(Biol.)
  2. 2.
    To produce zooids by budding.(Zool.)