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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr
& vb n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr
multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]
1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add
quantity to
Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.
--Ames.
2. (Math.) 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}.
3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of
alchemy. [Obs.]
{Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.
{Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
multiplied
adj : greatly increased as by multiplication
more about multiplied
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