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.

Origin of multiply

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

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

Words nearby multiply

multiplicative identity, multiplicative inverse, multiplicity, multiplier, multiplier effect, multiply, multiply-connected, multipolar, multipolar cell, multipolar neuron, multiport

Words related to multiplied

added, increased, repeated, duplicated, aggregated, augmented

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British Dictionary definitions for multiplied

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 forms of multiply

multipliable or multiplicable, adjective

Word Origin for multiply

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

Medical definitions for multiplied

multiply
[ mŭl′tə-plī′ ]

v.

To increase the amount, number, or degree of.
To breed or propagate.

Scientific definitions for multiplied

multiply
[ mŭl′tə-plī′ ]

To perform multiplication on a pair of quantities.