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multiplicate
multiplication
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multiply (1)

mul·ti·ply [ múltə pl ] (past and past participle mul·ti·plied, present participle mul·ti·ply·ing, 3rd person present singular mul·ti·plies)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb increase in amount: to increase by a considerable number, amount, or degree, or make something increase in this way

2. transitive and intransitive verb mathematics perform multiplication: to perform the mathematical operation of multiplication on a number or set of numbers

3. intransitive verb biology breed: to increase in number by breeding

[12th century. Via French multiplier< Latin multiplicare< multiplic- (see multiplicity)]

mul·ti·pli·a·ble adjective
mul·ti·plic·a·ble [ mùltə plíkəb'l ] adjective
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