| proliferate | vi 1.yield new growth rapidly, menjadi peridi, berkembang biak: water hyacinth ~s in ponds, keladi bunting menjadi peridi dlm kolam; 2. increase rapidly in number, /wujud, muncul/ dgn pesat; (of gossip etc) tersebar dgn cepat: squatter huts ~d along the railway line, rumah-rumah setinggan muncul dgn pesat di sepanjang landasan kereta api; these rumours will continue to ~ until an official statement is made, khabar-khabar angin ini akan terus tersebar dgn cepat sehingga kenyataan rasmi dibuat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prolific | adj 1. (of animals, plants) producing offspring, fruit, etc in abundance,peridi, cepat berkembang biak: rats and rabbits are ~ animals, tikus dan arnab ialah haiwan peridi; 2. (of writer, artist, etc) producing works in abundance, prolifik: Wordsworth was one of the most ~ of English poets, Wordsworth adalah salah seorang penyajak Inggeris yg paling prolifik; 3. abundant, profuse, banyak; (of person) banyak, ramai: the wet warm weather has encouraged the ~ growth, cuaca yg panas lembap menggalakkan pertumbuhan yg banyak; the Elizabethan era, so ~ of poets, era Elizabeth, waktu yg terdapat ramai penyajak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |