proliferation
rapid increase or multiplication
Roots
- fer / bear: carry or bring
- prol / proles: offspring, producing, or multiplying
Other words with the fer / bear root
- circumference: distance around a circle
- deference: respectful yielding to another person's judgment
- infer: to reach a conclusion from evidence
- inference: a conclusion reached from evidence
- offer: to present or give for consideration
- proliferate: to multiply or spread rapidly
Other words with the prol / proles root
- proliferate: to multiply or spread rapidly
- prolific: producing many works, results, or offspring
- prolificacy: abundant production as a trait
Proliferation is many-making at scale: one thing becomes many, then many become too many to ignore.
The proliferation of apps made choosing one harder, not easier.
Proliferation is not just growth. It is growth that multiplies: weapons, weeds, apps, rumors, cells, or rules spreading until the field feels crowded.
The prol/proles family gives offspring or producing. The modern memory is multiplication.