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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   multiply

   • IPA[ˈməltəˌplī]

   美式

   • v.
     obtain from (a number) another that contains the first number a specified number of times；increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity

   • verb: multiply, 3rd person present: multiplies, gerund or present participle: multiplying, past tense: multiplied, past participle: multiplied

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. obtain from (a number) another that contains the first number a specified number of times I asked you to multiply fourteen by nineteen we all know how to multiply by ten
   • ▪ increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity ever since I became a landlord my troubles have multiplied tenfold cigarette smoking combines with other factors to multiply the risks of atherosclerosis 同義詞 increase, increase exponentially, grow, become more numerous, accumulate, ... 更多proliferate, mount up, mushroom, snowball, burgeon, spread, expand, literarywax反義詞 decrease, diminish
   • ▪ (of an animal or other organism) increase in number by reproducing. 同義詞 breed, reproduce, procreate, propagate
   • ▪ propagate (plants).