multiply vs multiply

multiply and multiply both are verbs.

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

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

multiply: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
multiply: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Other hypernyms of multiply include procreate, reproduce.

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

multiply: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
multiply: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

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

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

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