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pro·lif·er·ate

(prə-lĭf′ə-rāt′)

v. pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates

v.intr.

1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.

2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.

v.tr.

To cause to grow or increase rapidly.

[Back-formation from proliferation, the act of proliferating, from French prolifération, from prolifère, procreative : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring; see proliferous + Latin -fer, -fer.]

pro·lif′er·a′tion n.

pro·lif′er·a′tive adj.

pro·lif′er·a′tor n.

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proliferation

(prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən)

1. (Biology) rapid growth or reproduction of new parts, cells, etc

2. rapid growth or increase in numbers

3. a great number: done up in a proliferation of fancy frills.

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Noun	1.	proliferation - growth by the rapid multiplication of parts growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
	2.	proliferation - a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" nonproliferation, non-proliferation - the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" nonproliferation, non-proliferation - the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals"

proliferation

noun multiplication, increase, spread, build-up, concentration, expansion, extension, step-up (informal), escalation, intensification the proliferation of nuclear weapons

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proliferation

noun

1. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind:

breeding, multiplication, procreation, propagation, reproduction, spawning.

Obsolete: increase.

2. The act of increasing or rising:

aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn.

3. The result or product of building up:

accretion, buildup, development, enlargement, multiplication.

Translations

Vermehrung

proliferazione

proliferation

[prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən] N → proliferación f
nuclear proliferation → proliferación f de armas nucleares

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proliferation

[prəʊˌlɪfəˈreɪʃ^ən] n → prolifération f

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proliferation

n (in numbers) → starke Erhöhung; (of animals) → zahlreiche Vermehrung; (of nuclear weapons) → Weitergabe f; (of ideas) → Ausbreitung f, → Umsichgreifen nt; (of weeds) → Wuchern nt

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proliferation

[prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → proliferazione f, prolificazione f

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pro·lif·er·a·tion

n. proliferación, multiplicación en número por reproducción esp. de células similares.

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proliferation

n proliferación f

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President Nazarbayev's commitment to non-proliferation was further enhanced in 1993 when he and Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States signed the Umbrella Agreement, agreeing to cooperate to reduce the threat of nuclear proliferation. Last year the United States and Kazakhstan commemorated the 25th anniversary of that monumental agreement with ceremonies at the National Nuclear Center in Kurchatov, as well as the Defense Threat Red uction Agency's (DTRA) headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

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However, the article remained non-binding, she said, adding the NPT did not focus on vertical proliferation while stressing horizontal non-proliferation.

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Speaking in a special session at the UN Security Council on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah renewed Kuwait's principled and firm stance against proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Israeli should join treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons: Kuwait

Speaking in a special session at the UN Security Council on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Tuesday renewed Kuwait's principled and firm stance against proliferation of nuclear weapons.

FM: Kuwait committed to NPT, calls for nuke-free Mideast

and Calls Pakistan's nuclear proliferation a top concern'The United States has said that it wants a see a prosperous Pakistan that contributes positively towards regional stability and security, WIONews reported on Wednesday.Pakistan itself, the secretary (of State Mike Pompeo) has emphasised the need (for Pakistan) to deliver outcomes and to build confidence and trust between our two nations and we do want to see a prosperous Pakistan that contributes positively towards regional stability and security, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino told reporters Tuesday at his biweekly news conference.

US wants 'prosperous Pakistan' for regional stability

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced a regulatory framework for authorised dealers (ADs) - banks dealing in foreign exchange - to mitigate the misuse of cross-border trade transactions for money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.

SBP brings framework to stop misuse of cross-border trade

Post-1998, India's stance to reject CTBT has been grounded on a series of reciprocal activities from the nuclear weapon states, including refraining from conducting future tests under the guise of safety purposes and precluding all horizontal and vertical proliferation. These conditions do not hold solid ground.

OPEN DENIAL

It managed the NSG waiver without accepting NPT, in addition the deal also excluded 8 Indian nuclear reactors from IAEA safeguards that are well suited for 1,250 kilograms plutonium upgrading for weapon purposes 'which has the ability to produce 240 nuclear weapons a year.' Consequently, amplifies regional instability and vertical proliferation of nuclear weapons.

NSG and non-proliferation regime

It has been known since early 2004 that the illicit proliferation network headed by A.Q.