multiply

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
2. (transitive) To perform multiplication on (a number).
3. (intransitive) To grow in number.
4. (intransitive) To breed or propagate.
5. (intransitive) To perform multiplication.
6. (rare, transitive) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).

Noun

An act or instance of multiplying.

Adv

In many or multiple ways.

Synonyms

increase

breed

reproduce

propagate

grow

proliferate

augment

spread

manifold

procreate

duplicate

add

double

enlarge

expand

be common

greaten

gain

cross breed

enhance

redouble

add to

make bigger

make greater

produce

product

propagation

race

recount

report

say

🗣️

soil

square

state

subjoin

sully

tell

wax

breed cattle

increase in number

be abundant

make more

add more

beget young

produce offspring

become numerous

logic multiply

logical multiply

amplify

annex

Translations

multiplier

multiplicar

moltiplicare

multiplizieren

vermenigvuldigen

multiplicar

πολλαπλασιάζω

moltiplicarsi

se multiplier

multipliceren

multiplicarse

sich vermehren

vermehren

multiplicar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

Etymology

From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“I fold”).
The noun presumably derives from the verb.