multiplied

Variant of multiply

multiply definition

multi·ply (mul′tə plī′)

transitive verb multiplied -·plied′, multiplying -·ply′·ing

  1. to cause to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree
  2. Math. to find the product of by multiplication

Etymology: ME multiplien < OFr multiplier < L multiplicare < multiplex, multiple

intransitive verb

  1. to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree; specif., to increase by procreation
  2. Math. to perform multiplication

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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