multiply.
To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
Meaning & usage
To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
To perform multiplication on (a number).
when you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21; he multiplied several numbers
To grow in number.
To breed or propagate.
To perform multiplication.
He had been multiplying, but it occurred to him he needed to resolve the exponents, first.
To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
Where this word comes from
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.
An act or instance of multiplying.
Where this word comes from
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.
In many or multiple ways.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English multiple Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English multiply From multiple + -ly.
Having more than one ply or layer; multilayered.
Where this word comes from
multi- + ply
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