decuple

dec·u·ple

consisting of or including ten
ten times as much or as many; tenfold

Origin of decuple

Middle English from Classical Latin decuplus from decem, ten + -plus, -fold

an amount ten times as much or as many

transitive verb

-·pled, -·pling

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

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decuple

adjective

Consisting of ten parts or members.
Ten times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.

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 of decuple

Middle English from Old French from Late Latin decuplus Latin decem ten ; see dek&mlowring; in Indo-European roots.Latin -plus -fold ; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.

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de·cup′ly
adverb

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Adjective

(not comparable)

(archaic) tenfold

Noun

(plural decuples)

(archaic) An amount multiplied by ten.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present decuples, present participle decupling, simple past and past participle decupled)

(archaic) To multiply by ten.

Related terms

decuplet

Origin

From French décuple, from Late Latin decuplus (“tenfold”), from Latin decem (“ten”), and plico (“fold”).

See also: décuple

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