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multiplicateadjective & noun

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What does the word multiplicate mean?

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word multiplicate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

multiplicate has developed meanings and uses in subjects including

mathematics (Middle English) plants (mid 1700s)

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How common is the word multiplicate?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1750	0.0075
1760	0.0067
1770	0.0058
1780	0.0086
1790	0.0089
1800	0.0094
1810	0.01
1820	0.0077
1830	0.0085
1840	0.0088
1850	0.0054
1860	0.0082
1870	0.0081
1880	0.0074
1890	0.008
1900	0.0077
1910	0.0079
1920	0.0082
1930	0.0052
1940	0.0053
1950	0.005
1960	0.0043
1970	0.0038
1980	0.0034
1990	0.0033
2000	0.0031
2010	0.0028

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How is the word multiplicate pronounced?

British English

/ˈmʌltᵻplᵻkət/

MUL-tuh-pluh-kuht

/ˌmʌlˈtɪplᵻkət/

mul-TIP-luh-kuht

U.S. English

/ˈməltəpləkət/

MUL-tuh-pluh-kuht

/ˌməlˈtɪpləkət/

muhl-TIP-luh-kuht

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Where does the word multiplicate come from?

Earliest known use

Middle English

The earliest known use of the word multiplicate is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).

OED's earliest evidence for multiplicate is from before 1475, in R. Higden's Polychronicon.

multiplicate is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin multiplicātus, multiplicāre.

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Nearby entries

multiplexer, n.1961–
multiplexing, n.1939–
multiplexity, n.1938–
multiplexor, n.1957–
multipliable, adj.1606–
multipliableness, n.1727
multipliant, n. & adj.c1450
multiplicability, n.1677–
multiplicable, adj.a1550–
multiplicand, n.1594–
multiplicate, adj. & n.?a1475–
multiplicate, v.1883–
multiplicated, adj.¹1638–
multiplicated, adj.²1868–
multiplicating, n.1853–
multiplicating, adj.1661
multiplication, n.a1387–
multiplicational, adj.1850–
multiplication constant, n.1945–
multiplication factor, n.1941–
multiplication sign, n.1880–

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Entry history for multiplicate, adj. & n.

multiplicate, adj. & n. was revised in March 2003.

multiplicate, adj. & n. was last modified in March 2024.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into multiplicate, adj. & n. in March 2024.

Earlier versions of this entry were published in:

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Nearby entries

multiplexer, n.1961–
multiplexing, n.1939–
multiplexity, n.1938–
multiplexor, n.1957–
multipliable, adj.1606–
multipliableness, n.1727
multipliant, n. & adj.c1450
multiplicability, n.1677–
multiplicable, adj.a1550–
multiplicand, n.1594–
multiplicate, adj. & n.?a1475–
multiplicate, v.1883–
multiplicated, adj.¹1638–
multiplicated, adj.²1868–
multiplicating, n.1853–
multiplicating, adj.1661
multiplication, n.a1387–
multiplicational, adj.1850–
multiplication constant, n.1945–
multiplication factor, n.1941–
multiplication sign, n.1880–

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