multiply

multiply is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
2. transitive verb. 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. transitive verb. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.
4. intransitive verb. To become greater in number; to become numerous.
5. intransitive verb. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
6. intransitive verb. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy.
7. verb. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

   "The Bible tells people to procreate"

   Synonyms: procreate, reproduce

8. verb. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

   "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

   "These bacteria reproduce"

   Synonyms: breed

9. verb. combine or increase by multiplication

   "He managed to multiply his profits"

   Synonyms: manifold

10. verb. combine by multiplication

    "multiply 10 by 15"

11. adverb. in several ways; in a multiple manner

    "they were multiply checked for errors"

Synonyms

procreate, reproduce, breed, manifold

Common word forms

multiplied, multiplier, multiplies, multiplying

Words from these letters

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