definition of
pullulate

[1] #1 pullulate v. [teem, swarm] be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries". wn

[2] #2 pullulate v. [pour, swarm, stream, teem] move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza". wn

[3] #3 pullulate v. [shoot, spud, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout] produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted". wn

[4] #4 pullulate v. become abundant; increase rapidly. wn

[5] #5 pullulate v. breed freely and abundantly. wn