centuplicate

centuplicate
centuplication, n.
v. /sen tooh"pli kayt', -tyooh"-/; adj., n. /sen tooh"pli kit, -kayt', -tyooh"-/, v., centuplicated, centuplicating, adj., n.
v.t.
1. to increase 100 times; centuple.
adj.
2. a hundredfold.
n.
3. a number or quantity increased a hundredfold.
[1825-35; < L centuplic- (s. of centuplex) hundredfold, equiv. to centu(m) 100 + plic- (s. of plicare to fold) + -ATE1]

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  • centuplicate — [sen to͞o′pli kāt΄, sentyo͞o′pli kāt; ] for adj. & n. [, sen to͞o′pli kit΄, sen tyo͞o′plikit] vt. centuplicated, centuplicating to increase a hundredfold; centuple adj., n. hundredfold …   English World dictionary

  • centuplicate — adj. hundredfold; multiplied by hundred n. hundred copies number or quantity increased a hundredfold v. repeat hundred times; multiply by hundred …   English contemporary dictionary

  • centuplicate — cen·tu·pli·cate …   English syllables

  • centuplicate — verb (t) /sɛnˈtjupləkeɪt/ (say sen tyoohpluhkayt) (centuplicated, centuplicating) 1. to increase a hundred times; centuple. –adjective /sɛnˈtjupləkət/ (say sen tyoohpluhkuht) 2. hundredfold. –noun /sɛnˈtjupləkət/ (say sen tyoohpluhkuht) 3. a… …  

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  • Centuplicating — Centuplicate Cen*tu pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centuplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centuplicating}.] [L. centuplicare. See {Centuple}, a.] To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.] Howell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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