English Explanatory Dictionary

multiply

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
  2. To perform multiplication on (a number).
  3. To grow in number.
  4. To breed or propagate.
  5. To perform multiplication.
  6. To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
noun
  1. An act or instance of multiplying.
adv
  1. In many or multiple ways.
adj
  1. Having more than one ply or layer; multilayered.

Pronunciation

mŭlʹtĭ-plī /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multiply (verb).wav mŭlʹtĭ-plē /ˈmʌltɪpli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-multiply (adv).wav

Word forms

multiply multiplies multiplying multiplied

Etymology

From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.

Synonyms

manifold

Derived words

cross-multiply demultiply go forth and multiply multiplee multipliable multiplicand multiplication multiplicatory multiplier multiplying glass multiplying lens overmultiply postmultiply premultiply remultiplication remultiply unmultiplied unmultiply
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