multiply
verb
[ ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ ]
• obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times.
• "multiply fourteen by nineteen"
• increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity.
• "ever since I became a landlord my troubles have multiplied tenfold"
Similar:
increase,
increase exponentially,
grow,
become more numerous,
accumulate,
proliferate,
mount up,
mushroom,
snowball,
burgeon,
spread,
expand,
wax,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare .
multiply
adverb
• in several different ways or respects.
• "multiply injured patients"
