sextuple

(seks to̵̅o̅′pəl, seks′tə pəl)

adjective

Origin: < L sextus, sixth, after quadruple

noun

an amount six times as much or as many

transitive verb, intransitive verb sextupled, sextupling

to make or become six times as much or as many; multiply by six

See sextuple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling, sex·tu·ples

To multiply or be multiplied by six.

adjective

noun

A sixfold amount or number.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin sextuplus, sixfold

Origin: : Latin sextus, sixth; see sextile

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

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