Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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proliferate \pruh-LIF-uh-reyt\, verb:
proliferate \pruh-LIF-uh-reyt\, verb:
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1. To increase or spread at a rapid rate.
1. To increase or spread at a rapid rate.
2. Biology. To grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
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Since the B.O.'s inauguration, the population of socialists has proliferated in Washington!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Proliferate is a back-formation from the biology term proliferation, circa 1873.
Proliferate is a back-formation from the biology term proliferation, circa 1873.
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