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English verb: pullulate | |||
| 1. | pullulate (stative) be teeming, be abuzz | ||
| Samples | The garden was swarming with bees. The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen. Her mind pullulated with worries. | ||
| Synonyms | swarm, teem | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buzz, hum, seethe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crawl | ||
| 2. | pullulate (motion) move in large numbers | ||
| Samples | People were pouring out of the theater. Beggars pullulated in the plaza. | ||
| Synonyms | pour, stream, swarm, teem | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crowd, crowd together | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pour out, spill out, spill over | ||
| 3. | pullulate (change) produce buds, branches, or germinate | ||
| Samples | The potatoes sprouted. | ||
| Synonyms | bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, shoot, sprout, spud | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
| Verb group | germinate | ||
| 4. | pullulate (change) become abundant; increase rapidly | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| 5. | pullulate (body) breed freely and abundantly | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breed, multiply | ||
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