reproliferate

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verb

To proliferate again after a period of dormancy

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verbreproliferate (third-person singular simple present reproliferates, present participle reproliferating, simple past and past participle reproliferated)

present singular third person reproliferates · participle present reproliferating · participle past reproliferated · past reproliferated

  1. biologyTo proliferate again after a period of dormancy

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishproliferate
  7. Englishreproliferate

From re- + proliferate.

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APA

reproliferate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproliferate

MLA

“reproliferate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproliferate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reproliferate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproliferate.

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