germinate vs pullulate

germinate and pullulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
germinate	No	No	Yes	No
pullulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, germinate and pullulate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of germinate include bourgeon, burgeon forth, shoot, sprout, spud.

germinate (verb)	pullulate (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate	breed freely and abundantly
cause to grow or sprout	produce buds, branches, or germinate
work out	become abundant; increase rapidly
	move in large numbers
	be teeming, be abuzz