multiply

Definition

The term "multiply" means to greatly increase in number.

God told animals and human beings to "multiply" and fill the earth. This was a command to reproduce many more of their own kind.
Jesus made the bread and fish multiply in order to feed the 5000 people. The amount of food kept increasing so that there was more than enough food to feed everyone.
This term could be translated as "greatly increase in number" or "become greater in number" or "become more numerous."