multiply
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
multiply1 /ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ/
▶verb (multiplies, multiplying, multiplied)
- 1 obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times.
- 2 increase in number or quantity.
- 3 increase in number by reproducing.
- 4 propagate (plants).
– derivatives
multipliable adjective,
multiplicable adjective.
multipliable adjective,
multiplicable adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. multiplier, from L. multiplicare.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
multiply2 /ˈmʌltɪpli/
▶adverb in different ways or respects.
'multiply' also found in these Oxford entries:
centuple
- duplicate
- normalize
- propagate
- quadruplicate
- quintuplicate
- raise
- septuple
- square
- times
- triplicate
- virus
- weight
