Meanings
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1
verb
To find the total of a number added to itself a certain number of times.
When you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21.
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2
verb
To increase greatly in number or amount.
Without predators, the rabbits multiplied quickly.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
multipliedmultipliesmultiplydmultiplying
Derived forms
cross-multiplydemultiplymultipleemultipliablemultiplicandmultiplicationmultiplicatorymultiplierovermultiplypostmultiplypremultiplyremultiplication
Etymology
From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”). The noun presumably derives from the verb.