proliferate
/prə'lɪfə,reɪt/
verb
11 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Cause to grow or increase rapidly.
“We must not proliferate nuclear arms”
2
Grow rapidly.
“Pizza parlors proliferate in this area”
WORD FORMS
Related formproliferation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoliferatepray
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespro · lif · er · ate
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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