multiply vs reproduce

multiply and reproduce both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of multiply include multiply, procreate.

As verbs, multiply and reproduce are synonyms defined as:

multiply and reproduce: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

Other synonyms of multiply include procreate.

multiply (verb)	reproduce (verb)
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	repeat after memorization
combine or increase by multiplication	make a copy or equivalent of
make multiple copies of	recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.
combine by multiplication

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