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- pronunciation:
- muhl
tih
plaI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
multiplies, multiplying, multiplied |
definition 1: |
to increase the number, degree, or quantity of.
Losing her job only multiplied her problems.- synonyms:
- augment, increase
- similar words:
- boost, double, enlarge, expand, hike, jack up, raise, triple
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definition 2: |
to find the product of (two numbers) by the arithmetic process of multiplication.
You get one hundred when you multiply ten by ten.- antonyms:
- divide
- similar words:
- calculate, cipher, compute
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related words: |
aggrandize, amplify, augment, compound |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to become increased in number, degree, or quantity.
The show's audience multiplied when the popular actor joined the cast.- synonyms:
- accumulate, augment, grow, increase, mount, rise
- similar words:
- accrue, appreciate, enlarge, proliferate, snowball, wax
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definition 2: |
to procreate.
Rabbits multiply very quickly.- synonyms:
- breed, increase, procreate, proliferate, propagate, reproduce
- similar words:
- spawn
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definition 3: |
to perform arithmetic multiplication.
- antonyms:
- divide
- similar words:
- calculate, cipher, compute, reckon
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related words: |
accumulate, augment, grow, procreate |
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