multiplies Definition

multiply
verb multiplies, multiplied, multiplying

1a. To add (one number or amount) to itself a specified number of times;

Example: Two multiplied by two equals four
Form: multiply something by something (especially)
1b. To combine (two numbers) by the process of multiplication.

Form: multiply something by something (especially)
Form: multiply something and something together (sometimes)
intr
2. To increase in number, especially by breeding.

Thesaurus: increase, augment, expand, propagate, reproduce, breed, proliferate, produce.

Derivative: multipliable
adj

Etymology: 13c as multiplien: from French multiplier, from Latin multiplicare, from plicare to fold.