reproduce vs multiply

reproduce and multiply both are verbs.

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

As verbs, reproduce and multiply are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of reproduce include procreate.

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

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

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

reproduce (verb)	multiply (verb)
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant	have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)
repeat after memorization	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
make a copy or equivalent of	combine or increase by multiplication
recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.	make multiple copies of
	combine by multiplication

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