transitive. To make double; to make twice as many, as much, or as great; to increase or enlarge twofold; to multiply by two; to put two in place…
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase by specific proportion (11) doublec1290 transitive. To make double; to make twice as many, as much, or as great; to increase or enlarge twofold; to multiply by two; to put two in place… treblea1325 transitive. To make three times as many or as great; to increase threefold; to multiply by three. triplea1400 transitive. To make three times as great or as many as before; to multiply by three; to make threefold; to treble. redouble1477 transitive. To increase, intensify. Esp. in to redouble one's efforts. Also occasionally more specifically (chiefly in early use): to increase… quadruple1487 transitive. To make four times as great or as many; to multiply by four. sextuple1632 transitive. To make six times as great or as many; to multiply by six. quintuple1639 transitive. To multiply by five; to make five times as much or as great. quinquiplicate1656 transitive. To multiply by five; (also) to double five times. quintuplicate1676 transitive. To multiply by five; to make five times as many or as great; to quintuple. Also intransitive: to increase by a factor of five. fivefold1858 transitive. To quintuple. tenfold1858 transitive. To increase ten times; loosely, to multiply indefinitely. |
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