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multiply

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[ muhl-tuh-plahy ]
/ ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ /
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verb (used with object), mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing.

verb (used without object), mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing.

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Origin of multiply

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1225–75; Middle English multiplien < Old French multiplier < Latin multiplicāre. See multi-, ply2
Related formsself-mul·ti·plied, adjectiveself-mul·ti·ply·ing, adjectiveun·mul·ti·plied, adjectiveun·mul·ti·ply·ing, adjective

Definition for multiply (2 of 3)

multiply

2
[ muhl-tuh-plee ]
/ ˈmʌl tə pli /

adverb

in several or many ways; in a multiple manner; manifoldly.

Origin of multiply

2
First recorded in 1880–85; multiple + -ly

Definition for multiply (3 of 3)

multi-ply

[ muhl-tee-plahy, muhl-tahy- ]
/ ˌmʌl tiˈplaɪ, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

having or composed of several plies: a multi-ply fabric.

Origin of multi-ply

First recorded in 1935–40
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British Dictionary definitions for multiply

multiply

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ) /

verb -plies, -plying or -plied

to increase or cause to increase in number, quantity, or degree
(tr) to combine (two numbers or quantities) by multiplication
(intr) to increase in number by reproduction
Derived Formsmultipliable or multiplicable, adjective

Word Origin for multiply

C13: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicāre to multiply, from multus much, many + plicāre to fold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for multiply

multiply

[ mŭl′tə-plī′ ]

v.

To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
To breed or propagate.
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Science definitions for multiply

multiply

[ mŭl′tə-plī′ ]

To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities.
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