multiply
1to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
Arithmetic. to find the product of by multiplication.
to breed (animals).
to propagate (plants).
to increase by procreation.
to grow in number, quantity, etc.; increase.
Arithmetic. to perform the process of multiplication.
to increase in number by procreation or natural generation.
Origin of multiply
1Other words for multiply
Other words from multiply
- self-mul·ti·plied, adjective
- self-mul·ti·ply·ing, adjective
- un·mul·ti·plied, adjective
- un·mul·ti·ply·ing, adjective
Other definitions for multiply (2 of 3)
in several or many ways; in a multiple manner; manifoldly.
Origin of multiply
2Other definitions for multi-ply (3 of 3)
having or composed of several plies: a multi-ply fabric.
Origin of multi-ply
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How to use multiply in a sentence
The studies are multiplying, and patient resources have never been easier to find.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation | Nick Tabor | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is convinced that its strengths are multiplying while the opposition's weaknesses are growing more pronounced.
They are Palestinians, they've got talent, they are multiplying, and they are not going anywhere.
Despite the ongoing soap opera, the hits kept multiplying over four decades.
If we keep multiplying with no end in sight, we too will become extinct.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories | Harry Siegel | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The registrars will, in that event, ensure the moral growth of existing societies before multiplying them.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiA man who has hitherto been known as an accurate mathematician, makes frequent mistakes in adding or multiplying.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThis is identical with Mirabeau's principle of the multiplying of rats in a barn.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenNot least among the multiplying symptoms of social ill health in this country is the undue growth of cities.
The Old World in the New | Edward Alsworth RossThis multiplying is accomplished by winding the wire into a compact coil and passing a current through it.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for multiply
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪ) /
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
Origin of multiply
1Derived forms of multiply
- multipliable or multiplicable, adjective
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Scientific definitions for multiply
[ mŭl′tə-plī′ ]
To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities.
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