centuple

• POS: Adjective, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: cen=tu=ple

CIDE DICTIONARY

centuple, a. [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to fold; cf. F. centuple.].

 Hundredfold.  [1913 Webster]

centuple, v. t. 

 To increase a hundredfold.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

centuple, n., adj., & v.
--n. a hundredfold amount.
--adj. increased a hundredfold.
--v.tr. multiply by a hundred; increase a hundredfold.

Etymology

F centuple or eccl.L centuplus, centuplex f. L centum hundred

ROGET THESAURUS

centuple

Five

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