fructify vs multiply

fructify and multiply both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fructify	No	No	Yes	No
multiply	No	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, multiply is a hypernym of fructify; that is, multiply is a word with a broader meaning than fructify:

fructify: produce fruit
multiply: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Other hypernyms of fructify include procreate, reproduce.

fructify (verb)	multiply (verb)
produce fruit	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
become productive or fruitful	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
make productive or fruitful	combine or increase by multiplication
	make multiple copies of
	combine by multiplication

fructify (adverb)	multiply (adverb)
	in several ways; in a multiple manner