quadruple

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   four times as large, numerous, or valuable

   The upgraded engine produced quadruple the original power.

2. 2
   verb

   to become, or make something become, four times as large or numerous

   The company plans to quadruple its recycling capacity within five years.

Common collocations

• quadruple rhythm Adjective + noun

From Middle English quadruple, borrowed from Latin quadruplus ('fourfold'), formed from the element quadri- ('four') and a multiplicative suffix also seen in double and triple.

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