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PROLIFERATES Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word proliferates. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For PROLIFERATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for proliferates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
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Alternatives for AUGMENTS

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