Multiply — Defs

01 v. t. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.

imp. & p. p. Multiplied; p. pr. & vb. n. Multiplying

1.
To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.
“Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.” — Ames.
2.
To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number 56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under Multiplication.(Math.) See: Multiplication
3.
To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.[Obs.]

Phrases & compounds

Multiplying gear — gear for increasing speed.

Multiplying lens — See under Lens.

02 v. i. To become greater in number; to become numerous.

1.
To become greater in number; to become numerous.
“When men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them.” — Gen. vi. 1.
2.
To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
“The word of God grew and multiplied.” — Acts xii. 24.
3.
To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy.[Obs.]