plurifyv.

Brit.

/ˈplʊərᵻfʌɪ/,

/ˈplɔːrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈplʊrəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French plurifier ; pluri- comb. form, -ify suffix.

Etymology: Originally < Middle French plurifier (c1350) < post-classical Latin plurificare to multiply (11th cent.) < classical Latin plūr- , plūs more (see plus prep., n., adv., and adj.) + -ficāre -fy suffix. In later use probably < pluri- comb. form + -ify suffix.

rare.

transitive. To make plural or numerous; to multiply.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase in amount, number, or frequency

manifoldeOE

multiplya1275

increase1382

plurify?a1425

advance1576

propagate1591

vie1605

mass-produce1923

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 110^v (MED) Augmentyng is when it [sc. leprosy] appereþ in þe outward partiez, And þan þe signez ar augmented & plurified, i. made many or multiplied.

1943 Philos. Rev. 52 290 Each Muse in turn assimilates and plurifies her sort of poets.

1962 S. Sambursky tr. Iamblichus in Physical World Late Antiq. iv. 49 Division, which means considering the one and indivisible mathematical form as divided and plurified among individual things.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plurify
释义	plurifyv. Brit. /ˈplʊərᵻfʌɪ/, /ˈplɔːrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈplʊrəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French plurifier ; pluri- comb. form, -ify suffix. Etymology: Originally < Middle French plurifier (c1350) < post-classical Latin plurificare to multiply (11th cent.) < classical Latin plūr- , plūs more (see plus prep., n., adv., and adj.) + -ficāre -fy suffix. In later use probably < pluri- comb. form + -ify suffix. rare. transitive. To make plural or numerous; to multiply. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase in amount, number, or frequency manifoldeOE multiplya1275 increase1382 plurify?a1425 advance1576 propagate1591 vie1605 mass-produce1923 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 110^v (MED) Augmentyng is when it [sc. leprosy] appereþ in þe outward partiez, And þan þe signez ar augmented & plurified, i. made many or multiplied. 1943 Philos. Rev. 52 290 Each Muse in turn assimilates and plurifies her sort of poets. 1962 S. Sambursky tr. Iamblichus in Physical World Late Antiq. iv. 49 Division, which means considering the one and indivisible mathematical form as divided and plurified among individual things. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?a1425
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