اكثرهُ

He made it much, abundant, many, or numerous, he multiplied it; as also كثّرهُ, (Msb, K, TA,) verbal noun تَكْثِيرٌ. (K.)

أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الشَّىْءِ and مِنْهُ استكثرتُ signify the same; (S, Msb;) i. e., أَكْثَرْتُ فِعْلَهُ [I did the thing much; lit., I made the doing of it much]: or أَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الأَكْلِ وَنَحْوِهِ [I ate, and the like, much] presents an instance of pleonasm, [being for أَكْثَرْتُ الأَكْلَ وَنَحْوَهُ,] according to the opinion of the Koofees: or it is an instance of explication [of the vague signification of the verb], according to the opinion of the Basrees; the objective complement being suppressed, and the complete phrase being أَكْثَرْتُ الفِعْلَ مِنَ الأَكْلِ: and so in the like cases. (Msb.) [You say also أَكْثَرَ فِى الكَلَامِ He spoke, or talked, much; was profuse, or immoderate, in speech, or talk. And in like manner, فِى الأَمْرِ كَثُرَ He did, acted, or occupied himself, much in the affair.]

اكثر [as an intrans. v.] signifies أَتَى بِكَثِيرٍ [He brought, or he did, or he said, much]. (K.)

Also, [He became rich; he abounded in property;] his property became much, or abundant. (S, Msb, K.)

اكثر It (a palm-tree) produced, or put forth, its طَلْع [or spadix], (S, K,) i. e., its كَثَر, whence the verb. (TA.)

[مَا أَكْثَرَ مَالَهُ How abundant is his wealth! or how numerous are his cattle!]