Decuple Definition
dĕkyə-pəl
decupled, decuples, decuple
adjective
Consisting of or including ten.
Webster's New World
Ten times as much or as many; tenfold.
Webster's New World
(archaic) Tenfold.
Wiktionary
noun
An amount ten times as much or as many.
Webster's New World
verb
To multiply or be multiplied by ten.
American Heritage
To make ten times as much or as many; multiply by ten.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Decuple
Noun
Singular:
decuplePlural:
decuplesOrigin of Decuple
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin decuplus Latin decem ten dekm̥ in Indo-European roots Latin -plus -fold pel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plico (“fold”).
From Wiktionary
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