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multiply  (multiplies 3rd person present) (multiplying present participle) (multiplied past tense & past participle )
1  verb When something multiplies or when you multiply it, it increases greatly in number or amount. 
Such disputes multiplied in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...  V 
Her husband multiplied his demands on her time.  V n 
2  verb When animals and insects multiply, they increase in number by giving birth to large numbers of young. 
These creatures can multiply quickly.  V 
3  verb If you multiply one number by another, you add the first number to itself as many times as is indicated by the second number. For example 2 multiplied by 3 is equal to 6. 
What do you get if you multiply six by nine?  V n by n 
...the remarkable ability to multiply huge numbers correctly without pen or paper.  V pl-n 



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