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单词 multiply
释义 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 multiply beyond 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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