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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. i.
     1. To become greater in number; to become numerous.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When men began to multiply on the face of the earth,
              and daughters were born unto them.    --Gen. vi. 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
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              The word of God grew and multiplied.  --Acts xii.
                                                    24.
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     3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of
        alchemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Multiplied; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Multiplying.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.
     multiplex manifold. See Multitude, Complex.]
     1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add
        quantity to.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.
                                                    --Ames.
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     2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a
        certain number of times; to find the product of by
        multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number
        56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under
        Multiplication.
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     3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of
        alchemy. [Obs.]
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     Multiplying gear (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.
  
     Multiplying lens. (Opt.) See under Lens.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Multiplied; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Multiplying.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.
     multiplex manifold. See Multitude, Complex.]
     1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add
        quantity to.
  
              Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.
                                                    --Ames.
  
     2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a
        certain number of times; to find the product of by
        multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number
        56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under
        Multiplication.
  
     3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of
        alchemy. [Obs.]
  
     Multiplying gear (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.
  
     Multiplying lens. (Opt.) See under Lens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. i.
     1. To become greater in number; to become numerous.
  
              When men began to multiply on the face of the earth,
              and daughters were born unto them.    --Gen. vi. 1.
  
     2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
  
              The word of God grew and multiplied.  --Acts xii.
                                                    24.
  
     3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of
        alchemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  multiply
       adv : in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply
             checked for errors" [ant: singly]
       v 1: combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: divide]
       2: combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to
          multiply his profits" [syn: manifold]
       3: have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"
          [syn: breed]
       4: have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood
          reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to
          procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"
          [syn: reproduce, procreate]
       [also: multiplied]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) πολλαπλασιάζω
     2 (αμτβ) πολλαπλασιάζομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  multi-ply
     a.
     Composed of several ply.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     n.
     (lb en computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of
  (something).
     adv.
     In many or multiple ways.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  multi-ply
     a.
     Composed of several ply.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     n.
     (lb en computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of
  (something).
     adv.
     In many or multiple ways.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  multi-ply
     a.
     Composed of several ply.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     n.
     (lb en computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of
  (something).
     adv.
     In many or multiple ways.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  multi-ply
     a.
     Composed of several ply.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     n.
     (lb en computer science) An act or instance of multiplying.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of
  (something).
     adv.
     In many or multiple ways.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     Englanti vb.
     1 moninkertaistaa; moninkertaistua
     2 (yhteys k=en matematiikka) kertoa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  multiply
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg matematik språk=en) multiplicera
     2 föröka sig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Multiply /mˌʌltɪplˈaɪ/
  ضاعف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  multiply //ˈmʌltɪplaɪ// 
  1. увеличавам
  increase the amount, degree or number of
  2. размножавам се
  intransitive: breed or propagate
  3. увеличавам се
  intransitive: grow in number
  4. умножа́вам
  transitive: perform multiplication on (a number)