pullulate vs germinate

pullulate and germinate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pullulate and germinate are synonyms defined as:

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

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