multiply

(mŭl'tə-plī')

v., -plied, -ply·ing, -plies.

v.tr.

1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
2. Mathematics. To perform multiplication on.

v.intr.

1. To grow in amount, number, or degree. See synonyms at increase.
2. To breed or propagate.
3. Mathematics. To perform multiplication.

[Middle English multiplien, from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre, from multiplex, multiplex. See multiplex.]

mul·ti·ply² (mŭl'tə-plē')
adv.
In many or multiple ways.

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verb

1. To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal beef up. See increase/decrease.
2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind: breed, increase, procreate, proliferate, propagate, reproduce, spawn. See reproduction/barrenness.

v

Definition: reproduce
Antonyms: decrease, diminish, divide, lessen, reduce

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For a list of words related to multiply, see:

• Anatomy and Physiology of Sex - multiply: (vb) have sexual intercourse, conceive, and bear children

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See words rhyming with "multiply."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - multiplicere, gange, lade yngle
v. intr. - vokse, forøges

2.
adv. - flere, mange

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermenigvuldigen, zich vermeerderen, zich vermenigvuldigen, vergroten, veelvoudig

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - multiplier (par)
v. intr. - (Math) multiplier, (gén, Biol) se multiplier

2.
adv. - de plusieurs façons, de manières multiples

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - (sich) vermehren, multiplizieren

2.
adv. - mehrfach

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πολλαπλασιάζω/-ομαι

idioms:

• multiplication table    προπαίδεια

Italiano (Italian)
moltiplicarsi, moltiplicare, molteplice

idioms:

• multiplication table    tavola pitagorica

Português (Portuguese)
v. - multiplicar

idioms:

• multiplication table    tabuada (f)

Русский (Russian)
умножать, увеличивать, разводить, размножаться, многообразно

idioms:

• multiplication table    таблица умножения

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - multiplicar
v. intr. - multiplicarse

2.
adv. - de varios modos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - multiplicera, mångfaldiga, mångdubblas, föröka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 乘, 使相乘, 使繁殖, 使增加, 增加, 做乘法, 繁殖

2. 多样地, 多重地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 乘, 使相乘, 使繁殖, 使增加
v. intr. - 增加, 做乘法, 繁殖

2.
adv. - 多樣地, 多重地

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 번식시키다, 곱하다
v. intr. - 증가하다, 곱셈하다

2.
adv. - 다양하게

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 増す, 繁殖させる, 増加する, 繁殖する
n. - 掛け算, 掛け算器
adv. - 多様に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضاعف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרבה ב-, הגדיל‬
v. intr. - ‮התרבה, הגדיל‬
adv. - ‮הכפיל‬

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