proliferate
verb/prəˈlɪfəreɪt/
Frequency rank: #17,318 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to increase rapidly in number or spread widely
Example sentence
Social media platforms have caused misinformation to proliferate at an alarming rate.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 17,301–17,400
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