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   multiply

   /ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. obtain from (a number) another which contains the first number a specified number of times: "multiply fourteen by nineteen"
   • 2. increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity: "ever since I became a landlord my troubles have multiplied tenfold" Similar increaseincrease exponentiallygrowbecome more numerousaccumulateproliferatemount upmushroomsnowballburgeonspreadexpandliterary:waxOpposite decreasediminish
   • ▪ (of an animal or other organism) increase in number by reproducing: "listeria and other bacteria were able to multiply in very low temperatures" Similar breedreproduceprocreatepropagate
   • ▪ propagate (plants): "researchers multiply these varieties to provide new plants for the farmers"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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