multiply

/ˈməl-tə-ˌplī/

Middle English multiplien, from Anglo-French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare, from multiplic-, multiplex multiple

verb

  1. to increase in number especially greatly or in multiples : augment

  2. to find the product of by multiplication

  3. to use as a multiplicand in multiplication with another number

increase enlarge augment multiply mean to make or become greater. increase used intransitively implies progressive growth in size, amount, or intensity ; used transitively it may imply simple not necessarily progressive addition.

adverb

  1. in a multiple manner : in several ways

multiply talented children

adjective

  1. composed of several plies