Either inherited from or a semi-learned borrowing from Latin multiplicō, multiplicāre. Forms in mont- are possibly influenced by monter (“to mount”) (from Latin montō), but may be just dissimilatory.
molteplier
- (intransitive) to multiply; to increase in terms of numbers.
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
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simple
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compound
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infinitive
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molteplier
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avoir molteplïé
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gerund
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en moltepliant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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present participle
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moltepliant
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past participle
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molteplïé
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person
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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jo
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tu
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il
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nos
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vos
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il
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simple tenses
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present
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moltepli
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molteplïes
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molteplïe
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molteplions
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molteplïez
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molteplïent
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imperfect
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molteplioie, molteplïeie, molteplioe, molteplïeve
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molteplioies, molteplïeies, molteplioes, molteplïeves
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molteplioit, molteplïeit, moltepliot, molteplïeve
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moltepliiiens, moltepliiens
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moltepliiiez, moltepliiez
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molteplioient, molteplïeient, molteplioent, molteplïevent
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preterite
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moltepliai
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molteplias
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molteplia
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moltepliames
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moltepliastes
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molteplïerent
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future
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molteplïerai
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molteplïeras
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molteplïera
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molteplïerons
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molteplïeroiz, molteplïereiz, molteplïerez
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molteplïeront
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conditional
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molteplïeroie, molteplïereie
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molteplïeroies, molteplïereies
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molteplïeroit, molteplïereit
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molteplïeriiens, molteplïeriens
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molteplïeriiez, molteplïeriez
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molteplïeroient, molteplïereient
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compound tenses
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present perfect
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present tense of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
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past anterior
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preterite tense of avoir + past participle
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future perfect
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future tense of avoir + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional tense of avoir + past participle
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subjunctive
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que jo
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que tu
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qu’il
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que nos
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que vos
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qu’il
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simple tenses
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present
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moltepli
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molteplis
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molteplit
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molteplions
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molteplïez
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molteplïent
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imperfect
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moltepliasse
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moltepliasses
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moltepliast
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moltepliissons, moltepliissiens
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moltepliissoiz, moltepliissez, moltepliissiez
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moltepliassent
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compound tenses
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nos
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vos
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–
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—
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molteplïe
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—
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molteplions
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molteplïez
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—
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