Sekirov Dictionary

multiply

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

verb 6
adjective 1
noun 1
/ˈmʌltɪpli/ adverb 1
forms 6
phrases 1

verb6

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To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
- The motives to refuse obedience to government are many and strong ; impunity will multiply and enforce them — 1786
•
To grow in number.
- I suspect that cancer doesn't give a rat's ass whether you have a positive mental attitude. It just sits in there multiplying away, whether you are admirably stoic or weeping and wailing. — 2002
To breed or propagate.
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To perform multiplication on (a number).
- when you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21; he multiplied several numbers
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To perform multiplication.
- He had been multiplying, but it occurred to him he needed to resolve the exponents, first.
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(rare) To be a factor in a multiplication with (another factor).
- This follows a similar process, counters having to be removed and replaced at each stage of the remaining part of the calculation except the final one, where 2 multiplies 3 to give 6. — 1983

adjective1

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Having more than one ply or layer; multilayered.
- 2,751,151. MULTIPLY PAPER SACKS. […] A multiply paper bag […] the plies of the side flaps being stepped longitudinally of the bag […] — 1956

noun1

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An act or instance of multiplying.
- The extended instruction set may double the speed again if a lot of multiplies and divides are done. — 1975

multiply

/ˈmʌltɪpli/

adverb1

In many or multiple ways.

forms

multiplied · multipliedst · multiplying · multiplies · multiplieth · multipliest

Phrases with multiply

go forth and multiply
go fuck oneself; fuck off.

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