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proliferate

🇬🇧 UK/prə'lɪfəreɪt/🇺🇸 US/prәәu'lifәreit/
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Definitions

v.

To increase rapidly in number or spread widely.

激增;迅速扩散;大量繁殖

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
liother
+
fercarry, bear, bring
+
ateto make, having
=proliferate

Common Collocations

  • 1.proliferate rapidly迅速激增
  • 2.proliferate widely广泛扩散
  • 3.continue to proliferate持续蔓延
  • 4.begin to proliferate开始大量涌现

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Social media platforms have proliferated rapidly over the past decade.

  • 2.

    Misinformation tends to proliferate during times of crisis and uncertainty.

  • 3.

    Cancer cells can proliferate uncontrollably if left untreated.

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