proliferate
gb/pɹoʊlˈɪfɚˌeɪt/ us/pɹoʊlˈɪfɚˌeɪt/
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คำกริยา
C1
process
1
increase rapidly in number
If something proliferates, it increases very fast or spreads to many places.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[things] proliferate (in/around/throughout/across [place])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Often used intransitively ("problems proliferated"); learners sometimes force a direct object where "spread" or "increase" would be more natural.
คำพ้องความหมาย
spread (Emphasizes reaching more places or people.)
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multiply (Emphasizes becoming more numerous.)
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mushroom (Suggests sudden, often surprising growth.)
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increase (More general and less vivid.)
คำตรงข้าม
decline (Become fewer or less common over time.)
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dwindle (Decrease gradually to a small number.)
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die out (Disappear completely after declining.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
proliferate rapidly
|proliferate quickly
|proliferate across the country
|proliferate throughout the city
|proliferate online
|proliferate on social media
|proliferate in recent years
|proliferate in number
|proliferate in the market
|proliferate in response to demand
หัวข้อ
society
|business
|technology
|media
|science
ตัวอย่าง
- Cheap imitations began to proliferate online within weeks of the product launch.
- As the city expanded, informal settlements proliferated on the outskirts.
- Misinformation can proliferate quickly during a crisis.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- In spring, weeds proliferate in the garden.
- Rumors proliferated after the announcement.
คำกริยา
technical
C2
process
2
cells multiply and grow
In biology, if cells proliferate, they make more cells and increase in number.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[cells/tissue] proliferate (in [place/conditions])
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In medical contexts, "proliferate" does not mean "spread to other organs" (that is often described as "metastasize").
คำพ้องความหมาย
multiply (Common general word for increasing in number.)
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divide (Highlights the mechanism of cell division.)
คำตรงข้าม
differentiate (In cell biology, stop dividing and become specialized.)
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degenerate (Deteriorate rather than grow.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cells proliferate
|tumor cells proliferate
|proliferate in culture
|proliferate rapidly
|proliferate uncontrollably
|proliferate in response to signals
|proliferate under stress
หัวข้อ
biology
|medicine
|health
|science
ตัวอย่าง
- Under the microscope, the cells proliferated steadily over several days.
- The drug is designed to stop cancer cells from proliferating.
- In damaged tissue, new cells proliferate to repair the wound.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The cells proliferated in the lab dish.
คำกริยา
formal
C2
action
3
cause something to increase fast
To proliferate something is to make it increase or spread quickly.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone/something] proliferates [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This transitive use is much less common than the intransitive one; in everyday English, people often prefer "spread" or "increase" instead.
คำพ้องความหมาย
spread (More common; focuses on distribution rather than sheer increase.)
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fuel (Suggests helping something grow indirectly.)
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promote (Suggests actively encouraging growth or adoption.)
คำตรงข้าม
curb (Act to limit growth or spread.)
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contain (Keep from spreading beyond limits.)
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reduce (Make the amount or number smaller.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
proliferate myths
|proliferate misinformation
|proliferate copies
|proliferate weapons
|proliferate content
|proliferate opportunities
หัวข้อ
business
|politics
|media
ตัวอย่าง
- The platform’s design can unintentionally proliferate false stories.
- Officials introduced new rules to prevent companies from proliferating risky financial products.
- Cheap printing helped proliferate political pamphlets across the region.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The new app helped proliferate fake reviews.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
proliferate
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GB/pɹoʊlˈɪfɚˌeɪt/
US/pɹoʊlˈɪfɚˌeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
pro - lif - er - ate (4 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lif)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: proliferate
- 3rd Person Singular: proliferates
- Present Participle: proliferating
- Past: proliferated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
proliferates
verb
proliferating
verb
proliferated
verb
Core family
proliferation
noun C1
Related words
prolific
adjective C1
prolifically
adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
nonproliferation
noun C2
Advanced or less common
proliferative
adjective
antiproliferative
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
proliferate like rabbits
1/pɹoʊlˈɪfɚˌeɪt lˈaɪk ɹˈæbɪts/
idiom
informal
increase very quickly in number
To grow in number very fast.
ตัวอย่าง
- In the warm weather, mosquitoes proliferate like rabbits near the lake.
- Once the discount code leaked, copycat websites proliferated like rabbits.
proliferate like wildfire
1/pɹoʊlˈɪfɚˌeɪt lˈaɪk wˈaɪldfˌaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
spread extremely quickly
To spread very fast.
ตัวอย่าง
- The rumor proliferated like wildfire after the video was posted.
- During the outage, incorrect instructions proliferated like wildfire in group chats.