yʊ adjective
1.
ten times as great; tenfold.
noun
2.
a tenfold quantity or multiple.
verb (used with object)
3.
to make ten times as great.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin decuplus tenfold, equivalent to dec(em) ten + -uplus, as in quadruplus quadruple
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin decuplus tenfold, equivalent to dec(em) ten + -uplus, as in quadruplus quadruple
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decuple (ˈdɛkjʊpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to increase by ten times |
| —n | |
| 2. | an amount ten times as large as a given reference |
| —adj | |
| 3. | increasing tenfold |
| [C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decuplus tenfold, from Latin decem ten] | |
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