Definition of "sporulate" []

• To produce or release spores. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Anthrax, as found naturally in the wild, does not compete well with putrefaction bacteria, so after killing an animal, its real success lies in its ability to sporulate quickly and remain in the soil for long periods of time."
• "I am soon to divide and sporulate; that is the system by which I reproduce, and I have little control over it."
• "To sporulate is to create an oval body that has all the basic ingredients of the vegetative bacterium."