| multiply | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. multiply | combine by multiplication.; "multiply 10 by 15" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ square | raise to the second power. |
| ~ cube | raise to the third power. |
| ~ raise | multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3. |
| v. (change) | 2. manifold, multiply | combine or increase by multiplication.; "He managed to multiply his profits" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| ~ double, duplicate | increase twofold.; "The population doubled within 50 years" |
| ~ triple, treble | increase threefold.; "Triple your income!" |
| ~ quadruple | increase fourfold.; "His stock earning quadrupled" |
| ~ quintuple | increase fivefold.; "The population of China quintupled" |
| ~ proliferate | cause to grow or increase rapidly.; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms" |
| v. (body) | 3. breed, multiply | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms).; "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ pullulate | breed freely and abundantly. |
| v. (body) | 4. multiply, procreate, reproduce | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ propagate | multiply sexually or asexually. |
| ~ fructify, set | bear fruit.; "the apple trees fructify" |
| ~ multiply, breed | have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms).; "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" |
| ~ incubate, brood, hatch, cover | sit on (eggs).; "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| adv. | 5. multiply | in several ways; in a multiple manner.; "they were multiply checked for errors" |
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