(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:16:09

Pro*lif"er*ate (?), v. t. [L. proles offspring + ferre to bear.]

1. Biol.

To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly.

2. Zool.

To produce zooids by budding.

 

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