noun, adjective, verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.| 1. | one of four copies or identical items, esp. copies of typewritten material. |
| 2. | consisting of four identical parts. |
| 3. | pertaining to a fourth item or copy of something. |
| 4. | to produce or copy in quadruplicate. |
| 5. | to make four times as great. |
| 6. | in quadruplicate, in four identical copies. |
