multiply vs fructify

multiply and fructify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, fructify is a hyponym of multiply; that is, fructify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than multiply:

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

Other hyponyms of multiply include propagate, set, breed, multiply, brood, cover, hatch, incubate.

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

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