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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    increasing growing expanding replicating reproducing duplicating triplicating quadrupling augmenting amplifying boosting enhancing escalating intensifying magnifying swelling soaring rising climbing surging flourishing thriving proliferating spreading diffusing disseminating propagating breeding generating producing creating

    Meaning of Multiplying

    The primary meaning of the word "Multiplying" is to increase or reproduce something, such as a quantity, effect, or process, by a certain factor or amount.

    Definitions

    • Making something larger or more numerous by adding to it or increasing it
    • * Having a great or increasing effect
    • * Reproducing or repeating something, such as a process or a pattern

    Etymology of Multiplying

    The word "Multiplying" originates from the Old French word "multiplier", which is derived from the Latin word "multiplicare", meaning "to increase" or "to multiply"
    The Latin word "multiplicare" is a combination of "multi-", meaning "many", and "-plicare", meaning "to fold"
    The word has been used in English since the 15th century to describe the act of increasing or reproducing something

    Example Uses

    • The company is multiplying its efforts to increase sales and revenue
    • * The bacteria were multiplying rapidly in the warm and humid environment
    • * The teacher was multiplying the fractions to simplify the equation

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    decreasing reducing diminishing lessening minimizing lowering cutting slashing shrinking contracting narrowing confining limiting restricting hindering obstructing blocking stopping halting ceasing

    Related Nouns

    multiplication increase growth expansion replication reproduction duplication triplication augmentation amplification enhancement escalation intensification magnification swelling surge rise climb proliferation diffusion dissemination propagation

    Related Verbs

    increase grow expand replicate reproduce duplicate triplicate augment amplify boost enhance escalate intensify magnify swell soar rise climb surge flourish thrive proliferate spread diffuse disseminate propagate

    Related Adjectives

    multiple numerous many various diverse repeated recurrent frequent repeated manifold multiplied augmented amplified enhanced escalated intensified magnified swollen soaring rising climbing surging flourishing thriving proliferating