pullulate vs grow

pullulate and grow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, grow is a hypernym of pullulate; that is, grow is a word with a broader meaning than pullulate:

pullulate (verb)	grow (verb)
breed freely and abundantly	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
produce buds, branches, or germinate	become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
become abundant; increase rapidly	cause to grow or develop
move in large numbers	increase in size by natural process
be teeming, be abuzz	pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
	develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
	grow emotionally or mature
	become attached by or as if by the process of growth
	cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
	come into existence; take on form or shape