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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries增殖
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zēngzhí
"关于丑闻的谣言开始迅速增殖。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To increase rapidly in number; multiply.
"Rumors about the scandal began to proliferate rapidly across the internet." - 2
To grow or produce by rapid multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division.
"The cancer cells continued to proliferate despite the treatment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 19th century: from Latin 'proles' (offspring) + 'ferre' (to bear), influenced by French 'prolifère' and English 'proliferous'. The verb form developed from the adjective 'proliferous'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Proliferate" is said worldwide
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proliférer
Transliteration: proliférer
"Les rumeurs ont commencé à proliférer rapidement."
sich vermehren
Transliteration: sich vermehren
"Die Gerüchte begannen sich schnell zu vermehren."
proliferare
Transliteration: proliferare
"Le voci hanno iniziato a proliferare rapidamente."
proliferar
Transliteration: proliferar
"Los rumores comenzaron a proliferar rápidamente."
proliferar
Transliteration: proliferar
"Os rumores começaram a proliferar rapidamente."
तेजी से बढ़ना
Transliteration: tezi se baṛhnā
"अफवाहें तेजी से बढ़ने लगीं।"
增殖
Transliteration: zēngzhí
"关于丑闻的谣言开始迅速增殖。"
증식하다
Transliteration: jeungsikhada
"그 스캔들에 대한 소문이 빠르게 증식하기 시작했다."
増殖する
Transliteration: zōshoku suru
"そのスキャンダルに関する噂は急速に増殖し始めた。"
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