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Word entry · 8 letters

multiply

Best crossword clue

"Increase in number"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/Part of speech verb, adverbSorted illmptuyStarts with MEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2U3L4T5I6P7L8Y

Definitions

  1. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Word origin

From Old French multiplier, from Latin multiplicō, from multi (“many”) + plicō (“to fold”).

Used in a sentence

  • The motives to refuse obedience to government are many and strong ; impunity will multiply and enforce them
  • It would indeed be easy to multiply modern authorities respecting locustal food; one more authority shall suffice, from which it will appear that the Arabs make a sort of locust bread.
  • when you multiply 3 by 7, you get 21; he multiplied several numbers

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Increase in number8 letters
02Increase greatly8 letters

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