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Added 9 October 2026

multiply

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ verb

In Latin: accumulō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about multiply at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
To perform multiplication on (a number).
when you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21; he multiplied several numbers
To grow in number.

noun

An act or instance of multiplying.

adverb

In many or multiple ways.

adjective

Having more than one ply or layer; multilayered.

Origin

From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.

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