multiply

mul·ti·ply ¹

 (mŭl′tə-plī′)

v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies

v.tr.

1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. See Synonyms at increase.

2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on.

v.intr.

1. To grow in amount, number, or degree: Shops multiplied along the main street.

2. To increase in number by reproducing: "The people increased both in the dales and the plains, and their horses multiplied" (J.R.R. Tolkien).

3. Mathematics To perform multiplication.

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

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mul·ti·ply ²

 (mŭl′tə-plē′)

adv.

In many or multiple ways.

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multiply

(ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ)

vb, -plies, -plying or -plied

1. to increase or cause to increase in number, quantity, or degree

2. (Mathematics) (tr) to combine (two numbers or quantities) by multiplication

3. (intr) to increase in number by reproduction

[C13: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre to multiply, from multus much, many + plicāre to fold]

ˈmultiˌpliable, ˈmultiˌplicable adj

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mul•ti•ply¹

(ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ)

v. -plied, -ply•ing. v.t.

1. to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.

2. to find the product of by multiplication.

3. to increase by procreation.

v.i.

4. to grow in number, quantity, etc.; increase.

5. to perform the process of multiplication.

6. to increase in number by procreation or natural generation.

[1225–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin multiplicāre. See multi-, ply²]

mul•ti•ply²

(ˈmʌl tə pli)

adv.

in several or many ways.

[1880–85]

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mul·ti·ply

(mŭl′tə-plī′)

To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities.

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multiply

Past participle: multiplied
Gerund: multiplying

Imperative

multiply

multiply

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation square - raise to the second power cube - raise to the third power raise - multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 fraction, divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
	2.	multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" manifold increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" double, duplicate - increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years" triple, treble - increase threefold; "Triple your income!" quadruple - increase fourfold; "His stock earning quadrupled" quintuple - increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled" proliferate - cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
	3.	multiply - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" breed procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" pullulate - breed freely and abundantly
	4.	multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" procreate, reproduce biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms propagate - multiply sexually or asexually fructify, set - bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" multiply, breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
Adv.	1.	multiply - in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" singly - one by one; one at a time; "they were arranged singly"

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multiply

verb

1. increase, extend, expand, spread, build up, accumulate, augment, proliferate Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.
increase reduce, decline, diminish, decrease, lessen, abate

2. reproduce, breed, propagate These creatures can multiply quickly.

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multiply

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.

2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind:

breed, increase, procreate, proliferate, propagate, reproduce, spawn.

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Translations

يَتَكَاثَرُيَتَكاثَريَضْرب عَدداً في آخر

násobitrozmnožovat

formere siggangemultiplicere

multiplizierenmultipliziertvermehren

πολλαπλασιάζω

multiplicarmultiplicarse

kertoalisääntyämoninkertaistua

multiplier

množiti

megsokszorozódikmegszorozsokszorosítszoroz

margfaldamargfaldast, fjölga sér

moltiplicaremoltiplicarsi

増す

증대시키다

daugintidaugybapadauginti

pavairotreizinātvairotvairoties

vermenigvuldigen

multipliseregange

pomnożyć

multiplicar

умножитьмножитьумножать

násobiťvynásobiť

množitirazmnoževati se

multiplicera

คูณ

çarpmakçoğal mak

nhân

乘增加增殖

multiply

[ˈmʌltɪplaɪ]

A. VT (Math) → multiplicar
to multiply eight by seven → multiplicar ocho por siete

B. VI

1. (Math) → multiplicar

2. (= reproduce o.s.) → multiplicarse

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multiply

[ˈmʌltɪplaɪ]

vt [+ number] → multiplier
to multiply 6 by 3 → multiplier six par trois
to multiply sth by sth → multiplier qch par qch

vi

(= proliferate) → se multiplier

(= do multiplication sums) → faire des multiplications

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multiply

vt

(Math) → multiplizieren, malnehmen; to multiply 8 by 7 → 8 mit 7 multiplizieren or malnehmen; 4 multiplied by 6 is 24 → 4 mal 6 ist 24

(fig) → vervielfachen, vermehren

vi

(Math) (person) → multiplizieren; (numbers) → sich multiplizieren lassen

(fig) → zunehmen, sich vermehren or vervielfachen

(= breed) → sich vermehren

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multiply

[ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ]

1. vt (Math) → moltiplicare

2. vi

a. (Math) → moltiplicare
she can't multiply → non sa fare le moltiplicazioni

b. (increase) → moltiplicarsi

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multiply

(ˈmaltiplai) verb

1. to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total. 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4  3 = 12. maal, vermenigvuldig يَضْرب عَدداً في آخر умножавам multiplicar (z)násobit multipliziert gange πολλαπλασιάζωmultiplicar korrutama ضرب کردن kertoa multiplier לְהַכפִּיל गुणा करना množiti (meg)szoroz mengalikan margfalda moltiplicare 掛ける 곱하다 (pa)dauginti reizināt kali vermenigvuldigengange, multipliseremnożyć ضرب کول multiplicar a înmulţi умножать, множить (vy)násobiť (po)množiti pomnožiti multiplicera คูณ çarpmak 乘 множити ضرب دینا nhân lên 乘

2. to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding. Rabbits multiply very rapidly. vermenigvuldig يَتَكاثَر размножавам multiplicar rozmnožovat (se) vermehren formere sig πολλαπλασιάζω, πολλαπλασιάζομαιmultiplicarse paljunema زياد شدن lisääntyä multiplier לְהַכפִּיל बहुत तेजी से तादाद बढ़ना razmnožavati sokszorosít; szaporodik; szaporít berkembang biak margfaldast, fjölga sér moltiplicare, moltiplicarsi 増える 증식하다 dauginti(s) []vairot; vairoties bertambah zich vermenigvuldigenmangfoldiggjøre; ynglerozmnażać się زیاتیدل multiplicar a (se) înmulţi размножать rozmnožovať sa množiti (se) razmnožavati se mångfaldiga, föröka sig เพิ่มจำนวน çoğal(t)mak 增殖 розмножуватися افزائش نسل sinh sôi nảy nở 增殖

ˌmultipliˈcation (-pli-) noun

the act of multiplying numbers. vermenigvuldiging تَكاثُر умножение multiplicação násobení die Multiplikation multiplikation πολλαπλασιασμόςmultiplicación korrutamine تکثير kertolasku multiplicationכפל गुणक množenje szorzás perkalian margföldun moltiplicazione 掛け算 곱셈 daugyba reizināšana gandaan vermenigvuldigingmultiplikasjonmnożenie تکثیر multiplicação înmulţire умножение násobenie množenje umnožavanje multiplikation การคูณ çarpma, çarpım işlemi 乘法 множення ضرب کا عمل tính nhân 乘法

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multiply

→ يَتَكَاثَرُ násobit multiplicere multiplizieren πολλαπλασιάζω multiplicar moninkertaistua multiplier množiti moltiplicare 増す 증대시키다 vermenigvuldigen multiplisere pomnożyć multiplicar умножать multiplicera คูณ çarpmak nhân 增加

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multiply

vt, vi (pret & pp -plied) multi-plicar(se)

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