decuple

(dek′yo̵̅o̅ pəl)

adjective

Origin: ME < L decuplus < decem, ten + -plus, -fold

noun

an amount ten times as much or as many

transitive verb decupled, decupling

to make ten times as much or as many; multiply by ten

See decuple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

noun

A tenfold amount or number.

intr. & tr.v. dec·u·pled, dec·u·pling, dec·u·ples

To multiply or be multiplied by ten.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin decuplus

Origin: : Latin decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + Latin -plus, -fold; see pel-² in Indo-European roots

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