To grow and increase in number by means of reproduction of similar forms. [L. proles, offspring, + fero, to bear]
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pro·lif·er·ate prə-'lif-ə-.rāt vb, -at·ed; -at·ing vi to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring vt to cause to grow by proliferating
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pro·lif·er·ate (pro-lifґər-āt) to grow by the reproduction of similar cells.Medical dictionary. 2011.