multiply

mul-ti-ply · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (Mathematics) To obtain a product by adding a number to itself a specified number of times.

  2. 2.

    To increase in number or quantity, especially by reproduction.

  3. 3.

    To increase greatly in number or degree.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    multiply like rabbits — To reproduce or increase very quickly
  • •
    multiply your efforts — To work much harder

Related words

Antonyms: decrease, divide, reduce
See also: divide, increase, multiple, multiplication
Synonyms: expand, increase, proliferate, reproduce

Etymology

From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare ("to increase"), from multiplex ("manifold"), from multi- ("many") + plicare ("to fold").