Multiply Definition
mŭltə-plī
multiplied, multiplies, multiplying
verb
multiplied, multiplies, multiplying
To cause to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree.
Webster's New World
To increase in number, amount, extent, or degree; specif., to increase by procreation.
Webster's New World
To perform multiplication.
Webster's New World
To find the product of by multiplication.
Webster's New World
To increase in number by reproducing.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
(computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.
Wiktionary
Origin of Multiply
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Middle English multiplien from Old French multiplier from Latin multiplicāre from multiplex multiplex multiplex
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many") + plicō (“I fold").
From Wiktionary
The noun presumably derives from the verb.
From Wiktionary
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multiple +"Ž -ly.
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