centuple C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈsɛntʊpəl/ UK /ˈsɛntjʊpəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj a hundredfold; to multiply by a hundred The investment promised to centuple within a generation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · a hundredfold; to multiply... hundredfold Word family Related forms centuplicatecenturyquadruple Etymology AI details From Late Latin centuplus ('a hundredfold'), from centum ('hundred') + -plus ('-fold'). centuplus Latin centum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # centuple **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛntʊpəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛntjʊpəl/ ## Meanings 1. a hundredfold; to multiply by a hundred ## Examples - The investment promised to centuple within a generation. ## Synonyms - hundredfold ## Related Forms - centuplicate - century - quadruple ## Roots and Affixes - Root: centuplus - Root: centum ## Etymology From Late Latin centuplus ('a hundredfold'), from centum ('hundred') + -plus ('-fold'). ## AI Etymology Centuple comes from Late Latin centuplus ('a hundredfold'), from centum ('hundred') + -plus ('-fold'). The historical trail runs through centuplus in Latin and centum in Latin. Morphologically, centuple is transparent: it draws on Late Latin centuplus ('a hundredfold'), from centum ('hundred') + -plus ('-fold'). Used as an adjective and verb, centuple now means "a hundredfold; to multiply by a hundred", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as centuplicate, century, and quadruple. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown