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English Dictionary: multiply	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
multiply adv in several ways; in a multiple manner; "they were multiply checked for errors" Antonym(s): singly v combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" [ant: divide, fraction] combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" Synonym(s): multiply, manifold have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" Synonym(s): breed, multiply have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" Synonym(s): reproduce, procreate, multiply
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"tiply\, 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"tiply\, 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.