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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CENTUPLE

a.A hundred fold.

 

CENTUPLE

v.t.To multiply a hundred fold.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CENTUPLE

Cen "tu *ple, a. Etym: [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to fold; cf. F.centuple. ]

 

Defn: Hundredfold.

 

CENTUPLE

CENTUPLE Cen "tu *ple, v. t.

 

Defn: To increase a hundredfold.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

centuple

cen tu ple |senˈt (y )o͞opəl, ˈsenˌt (y )o͞opəl sɛnˈtjupəl | verb [ with obj. ] multiply by a hundred or by a large amount: they were centupling the national debt. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, or from ecclesiastical Latin centuplus, alteration of Latin centuplex, from centum hundred.

 

Oxford Dictionary

centuple

centuple |ˈsɛntjʊp (ə )l | verb [ with obj. ] multiply by a hundred or by a very large amount: they were centupling the national debt. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, or from ecclesiastical Latin centuplus, alteration of Latin centuplex, from Latin centum hundred .

 

French Dictionary

centuple

centuple adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui vaut cent fois autant. : Un montant centuple. nom masculin Quantité cent fois plus grande. : Mille est le centuple de dix. LOCUTIONS Au centuple. Cent fois plus. Au centuple. figuré Beaucoup plus. : Je vous le rendrai au centuple.

 

centupler

centupler v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Multiplier par cent. : Centupler ses revenus. verbe intransitif Être multiplié par cent. : Son investissement a centuplé. aimer