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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mul·ti·ply
(-plied ; -ply·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English multiplien, from Anglo-French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare, from multiplic-, multiplex multiple DATE 13th century transitive verb 1. to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : augment 2. a. to find the product of by multiplication multiply 7 and 8 b. to use as a multiplicand in multiplication with another number multiply 7 by 8 intransitive verb 1. a. to become greater in number : spread b. breed , propagate 2. to perform multiplication Synonyms: see increase
DATE 1881 : in a multiple manner : in several ways multiply talented children English Etymology multiply c.1150, "to cause to become many," from O.Fr . multiplier, from L.multiplicare "to increase," from multiplex (gen. multiplicis) "having many folds, many times as great in number," from multi-"many" + base of plicare "to fold" see ply (v.)). Mathematical sense is attested from c.1391.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ multiply multi·ply / 5mQltiplai / verb(multi·plies, multi·ply·ing, multi·plied, multi·plied) 1. ~ (A by B) | ~ A and B (together) to add a number to itself a particular number of times 乘；乘以: ▪ [V] The children are already learning to multiply and divide. 孩子们已经开始学习乘法和除法了。 ▪ [VN] 2 multiplied by 4 is / equals / makes 8 (2×4 = 8). 2 乘以 4 等于 8。 Multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12. 2 和 6 相乘得 12。 2. to increase or make sth increase very much in number or amount 成倍增加；迅速增加: ▪ [V] Our problems have multiplied since last year. 自去年以来,我们的问题成倍增加。 ▪ [VN] Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer. 抽烟会大大增加得癌症的风险。 3. (biology 生) to reproduce in large numbers; to make sth do this (使)繁殖,增殖: ▪ [V] Rabbits multiply rapidly. 兔子繁殖迅速。 ▪ [VN] It is possible to multiply these bacteria in the laboratory. 在实验室里繁殖这些细菌是可能的。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English multiply verb ADV. fourfold, fivefold, manifold, etc. Just imagine all the problems we've been having, multiplied a thousandfold. | endlessly, indefinitely | quickly, rapidly micro-organisms that multiply rapidly | together, up Multiply these two figures together. If you are cooking for more people, just multiply up the quantities. PREP. by 2 multiplied by 4 makes 8 (= 2亊4 8) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: INCREASE 1, aggrandize, augment, beef (up), boost, enlarge, expand, extend, heighten, magnify 2 Synonyms: INCREASE 2, augment, build, enlarge, expand, heighten, mount, rise, upsurge, wax 3 Synonyms: PROCREATE 1, bear, beget, breed, generate, produce, propagate, reproduceWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mul·ti·ply I. \ˈməltəˌplī\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English multiplien, from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare, from multiplic-, multiplex multiple — more at multiple transitive verb 1. : to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : make more numerous : add quantity to : amplify , augment < the spread of such a prejudice may multiply readers — R.P.Blackmur > < no organized attempt to multiply good writings — G.G.Coulton > < when an original manuscript could only be multiplied by handwritten copies — G.F.Hudson > < inspiring other property owners to multiply their prices — Louise Levitas > < ask you not to multiply those errors into misfortunes for all of us — Irving Stone > < commerce multiplied wealth and comfort — Stringfellow Barr > 2. a. : to find the product : perform multiplication on b. : to combine with (another number) by multiplication 3. obsolete : magnify intransitive verb 1. a. : to become greater in number : increase in extent : spread < as time passed, the forges and the furnaces multiplied — Desmond Sprague > < the natural secrecy in which errors breed and multiply — Norman Cousins > b. : breed , propagate < every species of animals naturally multiplies in proportion to the means of their subsistence, and no species can ever multiplybeyond it — Adam Smith > < allows virus to multiply more than a millionfold — Monsanto Magazine > 2. : to perform the mathematical operation of multiplication Synonyms: see increase • - multiply the earth - multiply words II. \ˈməltəplē, -li\ adverb Etymology: multiple (I) + -ly : in a multiple manner : in several or many ways : in multiple < the use of multiply applicable names — A.I.Melden > < that physical objects are multiply accessible to different people — J.W.Yolton > III. \ˈməltəˌplī\ noun (-es) Etymology: multiply, verb : an instance of multiplication performed by a computer ; also : the means for performing multiplication |
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