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