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proliferate
verb
cause to grow or increase rapidly
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pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt
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verb
cause to grow or increase rapidly
“We must not proliferate nuclear arms”
verb
grow rapidly
“Pizza parlors proliferate in this area”
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We must not proliferate nuclear arms
Pizza parlors proliferate in this area