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to proliferate
01
to grow in amount or number rapidly
Intransitive
Examples
As technology improved, the number of smartphone users began to proliferate.
The use of renewable energy sources has been steadily proliferating across the globe as countries seek to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change.
02
to cause something to increase rapidly in number or size
Transitive: to proliferate sth
Examples
The new technology helped to proliferate digital media content across the globe.
The startup 's success began to proliferate interest in similar business models.
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