decuple

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈdɛkjəpəl/ UK /ˈdekjʊpəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
tenfold; to multiply by ten

Output decupled over the boom decade.

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Synonyms

1 adj · tenfold; to multiply by ten tenfolddecuplicate

Word family

Derived forms decupleddecupling

Related forms decuplet decimal decade

Etymology

From Late Latin decuplus ('tenfold'), from decem ('ten') + -plus ('-fold'). Compare quadruple, quintuple.

decuplus Latin decem Latin *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Numbers & Quantity

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# decuple

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛkjəpəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdekjʊpəl/

## Meanings
1. tenfold; to multiply by ten

## Examples
- Output decupled over the boom decade.

## Synonyms
- tenfold
- decuplicate

## Derived Forms
- decupled
- decupling

## Related Forms
- decuplet
- decimal
- decade

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: decuplus
- Root: decem
- Root: *déḱm̥

## Etymology
From Late Latin decuplus ('tenfold'), from decem ('ten') + -plus ('-fold'). Compare quadruple, quintuple.

## AI Etymology
Decuple is from Late Latin decuplus ('tenfold'), from decem ('ten') + -plus ('-fold'). Compare quadruple, quintuple. The ancestry passes through Latin decuplus, Latin decem, and Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. The suffix -fold marks multiplication or a repeated measure, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as adjective, verb, and noun, it means "tenfold; to multiply by ten", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include decuplet, decimal, and decade; derived forms include decupled and decupling.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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