multiply

Plural: multiplies

Verb

Verb Forms: multiplied, multiplying, multiplies

To increase in number or amount.
combine by multiplication
- "multiply 10 by 15"
combine or increase by multiplication
- "He managed to multiply his profits"
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
To perform multiplication on (a number).
To grow in number.
To breed or propagate.
To perform multiplication.
To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).

Adverb

in several ways; in a multiple manner
- "they were multiply checked for errors"

Noun

An act or instance of multiplying.

Adv

In many or multiple ways.

Examples

He had been multiplying, but it occurred to him he needed to resolve the exponents, first.
when you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21; he multiplied several numbers
With that power play, his score began to MULTIPLY rapidly, securing his victory.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

breed, manifold, procreate, reproduce

Antonyms

divide, singly

Scrabble Score: 15

multiply: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
multiply: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
multiply: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

multiply: valid Words With Friends Word