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multiply

verb/mul.ti.pli.ˈkaɾ/high

mul·ti·pli·car

Definition

To add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase greatly in number or amount.
If you multiply four by three, you get twelve.
Our problems seem to multiply every day.
Common collocations
multiply by tenmultiply effortsmultiply like rabbitsability to multiply

Etymology

Do latim 'multiplicare', de 'multiplex' (múltiplo).

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