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mul·ti-ply

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–adjective

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

[Origin: 1935–40

]

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mul·ti·ply1

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–verb (used with object)

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

2.	Arithmetic. to find the product of by multiplication.

3.	to breed (animals).

4.	to propagate (plants).

5.	to increase by procreation.

–verb (used without object)

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

7.	Arithmetic. to perform the process of multiplication.

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

[Origin: 1225–75; ME multiplien < OF multiplier < L multiplicāre. See multi-, ply²

]

—Synonyms 6. magnify, enlarge, intensify.

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mul·ti·ply2

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–adverb

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

[Origin: 1880–85; multiple + -ly

]

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mul·ti·ply¹ Audio Help   (mŭl'tə-plī') Pronunciation Key
v.   mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies

v.   tr.

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

v. intr.

To grow in amount, number, or degree. See Synonyms at increase.
To breed or propagate.
Mathematics To perform multiplication.

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

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

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multiply

c.1150, "to cause to become many," from O.Fr. multiplier, from L. multiplicare "to increase," from multiplex (gen. multiplicis) "having many folds, many times as great in number," from multi- "many" + base of plicare "to fold" see ply (v.)). Mathematical sense is attested from c.1391.

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multiply
adverb
1.	in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" [ant: singly]
verb
1.	combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: divide]
2.	combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
3.	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" [syn: breed]
4.	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" [syn: reproduce]

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multiply1 [ˈmaltiplai] verb

to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total
Example: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.

Arabic:	يَضْرب عَدداً في آخر
Chinese (Simplified):	乘法
Chinese (Traditional):	乘
Czech:	(z)násobit
Danish:	gange
Dutch:	vermenigvuldigen
Estonian:	korrutama
Finnish:	kertoa
French:	multiplier
German:	multipliziert
Greek:	πολλαπλασιάζω
Hungarian:	(meg)szoroz
Icelandic:	margfalda
Indonesian:	mengalikan
Italian:	moltiplicare

Japanese:	掛ける
Korean:	곱하다
Latvian:	reizināt
Lithuanian:	(pa)dauginti
Norwegian:	gange, multiplisere
Polish:	mnożyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	multiplicar
Portuguese (Portugal):	multiplicar
Romanian:	a înmulţi
Russian:	умножать, множить
Slovak:	(vy)násobiť
Slovenian:	(po)množiti
Spanish:	multiplicar
Swedish:	multiplicera
Turkish:	çarpmak

multiply2 [ˈmaltiplai] verb

to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding
Example: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.

Arabic:	يَتَكاثَر
Chinese (Simplified):	增殖
Chinese (Traditional):	增殖
Czech:	rozmnožovat (se)
Danish:	formere sig
Dutch:	zich vermenigvuldigen
Estonian:	paljunema
Finnish:	lisääntyä
French:	(se) multiplier
German:	vermehren
Greek:	πολλαπλασιάζω, πολλαπλασιάζομαι
Hungarian:	sokszorosít; szaporodik; szaporít
Icelandic:	margfaldast, fjölga sér
Indonesian:	berkembang biak
Italian:	moltiplicare, moltiplicarsi

Japanese:	増える
Korean:	번식하다; 번식시키다
Latvian:	vairot; vairoties
Lithuanian:	dauginti(s)
Norwegian:	mangfoldiggjøre; yngle
Polish:	rozmnażać się
Portuguese (Brazil):	multiplicar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):	multiplicar
Romanian:	a (se) înmulţi
Russian:	размножать(ся)
Slovak:	rozmnožovať sa
Slovenian:	množiti (se)
Spanish:	multiplicarse
Swedish:	mångfaldiga, föröka sig
Turkish:	çoğal(t)mak

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multiply Audio Help (mŭl'tə-plī') Pronunciation Key
To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities.

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Multiply

Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See Multiply.] Manifold; multiple.

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Multiply

Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of multiplicare. See Multiply.] Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.

Multiplicate flower (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.

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