multiply

Speech parts

1. multiply - Noun

2. multiply - Verb

3. multiply - Adverb

Meaning

To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.

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.

To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.

To become greater in number; to become numerous.

To increase in extent and influence; to spread.

To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

breed reproduce manifold increase procreate spread grow raise generate expand compound boost strengthen accumulate propagate
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Antonyms

divide singly bate pollard lower reduce
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Hypernyms

cypher make create increase procreate figure

Hyponyms

cube set square hatch cover double

Phrases with the word

multiply by four to multiply multiply by two multiply-charged fused multiply-add go forth and multiply

Derivatives

multiplied multiplying

Examples

The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue. Edward R. Murrow

Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Sun Tzu

People think that creativity is largely a matter of talent, experience, or luck. They are wrong. Talent, experience, and luck are all key elements, but there is something more fundamental, accessible, and powerful that you can use to multiply your creative effect. Richard Koch

The listeners who buy books after a reading multiply that reading; the author who realizes that he or she may be writing on a blank page but is at least not speaking to a blank wall may be encouraged by the experience, and write more. Alberto Manguel

To spread the news is to multiply it. Tibetan Proverb

Fools were made to multiply. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

multiploidy multiplot multiplug multiply by four multiply by two multiply linked list