PROLIFERATES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word proliferates. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PROLIFERATES
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augments | verbv | |||||||
verb • enlarge or increase • grow or intensify | ||||||||
burgeons | verbv | |||||||
verb • grow and flourish | ||||||||
escalates | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in extent or intensity | ||||||||
expands | verbv | |||||||
verb • extend in one or more directions • become larger in size or volume or quantity • make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity • grow vigorously • exaggerate or make bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • expand the influence of | ||||||||
extends | verbv | |||||||
verb • extend in scope or range or area • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • span an interval of distance, space or time • make available; provide • thrust or extend out • reach outward in space • offer verbally • extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body • expand the influence of • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length • cause to move at full gallop • open or straighten out; unbend • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity • prolong the time allowed for payment of • continue or extend • increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance | ||||||||
flourishes | verbv | |||||||
noun • a showy gesture • an ornamental embellishment in writing • a display of ornamental speech or language • the act of waving • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments verb • grow vigorously • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance • move or swing back and forth | ||||||||
grows | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become • become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain • increase in size by natural process • cause to grow or develop • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • come into existence; take on form or shape • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • grow emotionally or mature • become attached by or as if by the process of growth | ||||||||
increases | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
multiplies | verbv | |||||||
adverb • in several ways; in a multiple manner verb • combine by multiplication • combine or increase by multiplication • make multiple copies of • have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) • have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant | ||||||||
mushrooms | nounn | |||||||
noun • common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool) • mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.) • any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium • a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) • fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi verb • pick or gather mushrooms • grow and spread fast | ||||||||
propagates | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit from one generation to the next • travel through the air • transmit • become distributed or widespread • transmit or cause to broaden or spread • cause to become widely known • cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering • multiply sexually or asexually | ||||||||
reproduces | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a copy or equivalent of • have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant • recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. • repeat after memorization | ||||||||
spreads | verbv | |||||||
noun • process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space • a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures • farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) • a haphazard distribution in all directions • a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes • a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed • two facing pages of a book or other publication • the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) • decorative cover for a bed • act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time adjective satellite • distributed or spread over a considerable extent • prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out • fully extended in width verb • distribute or disperse widely • become distributed or widespread • spread across or over • spread out or open from a closed or folded state • cause to become widely known • become widely known and passed on • strew or distribute over an area • move outward • cover by spreading something over • distribute over a surface in a layer | ||||||||
thrives | verbv | |||||||
verb • grow vigorously • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance |