"multiply" in the verb sense
1. multiply
combine by multiplication
"multiply 10 by 15"
2. multiply, manifold
combine or increase by multiplication
"He managed to multiply his profits"
3. breed, multiply
have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms
"pandas rarely breed in captivity"
4. reproduce, procreate, multiply
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
"The Bible tells people to procreate"
"These bacteria reproduce"
"multiply" in the adverb sense
1. multiply
in several ways in a multiple manner
"they were multiply checked for errors"
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