Adjective: multiplied 'múl-ti,plId- Greatly increased as by multiplication
Verb: multiply 'múl-ti,plI- (arithmetic) combine by multiplication
"multiply 10 by 15" - Combine or increase several or many times
"He managed to multiply his profits"; - manifold - Make multiple copies of
"multiply a letter"; - manifold - Have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
"pandas rarely multiply in captivity"; - breed - (biology) have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
- reproduce, procreate
See also: increased Type of: calculate, cipher, compute, copy, create, cypher, figure [N. Amer], increase, make, reckon, recreate, re-create, work out Antonym: divide Encyclopedia: Multiplied Multiply |