multiply
multiplied; multiplying; multiplies
When you multiply two numbers, you increase the first by the same number that's specified by the second. In other words, when you multiply two by three, you add together three twos.
When you're doing simple math problems, you can multiply by memorizing lists of times tables — or you can add one number as many times as the second number: four times two is the same as two fours, or eight. Another way to multiply is simply to increase or expand greatly: "If the diner starts serving homemade pie, their profits will multiply." The Latin root is multiplicare, "to increase," from multiplex, "having many folds."
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combine by multiplication
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combine or increase by multiplication“He managed to multiply his profits”
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synonyms:
manifold
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types:
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double, duplicate
increase twofold
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treble, triple
increase threefold
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quadruple
increase fourfold
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quintuple
increase fivefold
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proliferate
cause to grow or increase rapidly
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redouble
double again
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geminate
arrange or combine in pairs
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type of:
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increase
make bigger or more
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have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
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have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
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in several ways; in a multiple manner“they were multiply checked for errors”
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Antonyms:
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singly
one by one; one at a time
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singly
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