centupleadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntjᵿpl/,

/ˈsɛntʃᵿpl/,

/sɛnˈtjuːpl/,

/sɛnˈtʃuːpl/, U.S.

/sɛnˈt(j)up(ə)l/,

/sɛnˈtəp(ə)l/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French centuple; Latin centuplus.

Etymology: < (i) French centuple (c1365 in Middle French), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin centuplus (Vulgate), alteration (after duplus duple adj., triplus triple adj.) of centuplex (5th cent.), variant of classical Latin centumplex (Plautus; compare also post-classical Latin centiplex (4th cent.)) < centum hundred (see centum n.²) + -plic- , -plex -plex suffix¹. Compare earlier double adj.¹, treble adj., quadruple adj., quintuple adj. Compare slightly earlier centuple v.

A hundred times as many or as much; a hundredfold. Also: consisting of a hundred parts or things. Also in hyperbolic use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > hundred > hundredfold

hundfoldc1000

hundredfoldc1175

hundredaghte1340

centuple1616

centesimala1682

centuplicate1835

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne ii. ii, in Wks. I. 540 It were a vengeance centuple .

1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 109 A Diamond of Decuple weight, is of Centuple value.

1755 Mem. Life & Adventures Sobrina I. vii. 106 A centuple weight of misery and confusion.

1799 J. Downes Observ. Speech J. Foster 58 That magnanimous parliament, will return them,..with centuple advantages.

1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 428 To more than centuple that sum.

1889 House Painting & Decorating Apr. 237/1 In a double sense—in a centuple sense, in fact.

a1910 P. Mantegazza Bk. of Love (1917) v. 87 The future of their love will depend on the preservation of the centuple virginity enclosed in the one virgin as the masses conceive her.

1949 G. B. Shaw Coll. Lett. (1988) IV. iv. 835 Well, why not a double split, or a treble quadruple quintuple centuple split?

2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Aug. e1/1 She spun out what looked like centuple multiple turns in the fouette section.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

centuplev.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntjᵿpl/,

/ˈsɛntʃᵿpl/,

/sɛnˈtjuːpl/,

/sɛnˈtʃuːpl/, U.S.

/sɛnˈt(j)up(ə)l/,

/sɛnˈtəp(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French centupler.

Etymology: < French centupler (a1560 in Middle French) < centuple centuple adj. Compare post-classical Latin centuplare (c1270 in a British source). Compare earlier quadruple v. and later centuple adj.

transitive. To multiply by a hundred; to make a hundred times as great or as many. Also (occasionally) intransitive: to increase a hundredfold. Also in hyperbolic use. Cf. centuply v., centuplicate v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > multiply by hundred or over [verb (transitive)] > multiply by a hundred

centuple1607

centuplyc1625

centuplicate1642

1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois ii. 19 I..shall your royall bountie Centuple.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) i. 2 The same Land being built upon, may centuple the Rent which it yielded as Pasture.

1783 London Chron. 3 July 20/1 Coaches and chaises..have centupled since the duty.

1790 Whitehall Evening Post 27–29 July America..will centuple in a hundred years her numbers, her wealth, and her power.

1812 Examiner 19 Oct. 666/1 Which..would more than centuple the ministerial majority.

1886 Westm. Rev. July 223 The invention of machinery centupled man's productive power.

1948 Bot. Rev. 14 623 Only the long cells take part.., and their length may be centupled in a short time.

1989 S. Bellow Theft 52 One of those ruddy, blond, fleshy baby-men who have to engross you in their emotions..and so centuple the agonies of breaking away.

2008 N. Ricci Origin of Species (2009) iii. 33 The beans, bought at rockbottom prices by some conglomerate and then specially roasted and centupled in price.

Derivatives

ˈcentupled adj. now rare

ΚΠ

1835 R. M. Bird Cortes I. viii. 192 A double, a triple,—a centupled traitor!

1913 F. H. Garrison Introd. Hist. Med. ix. 224 The royal decree of 1660..drew down upon them the centupled wrath of the physicians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centuple
释义	centupleadj. Brit. /ˈsɛntjᵿpl/, /ˈsɛntʃᵿpl/, /sɛnˈtjuːpl/, /sɛnˈtʃuːpl/, U.S. /sɛnˈt(j)up(ə)l/, /sɛnˈtəp(ə)l/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French centuple; Latin centuplus. Etymology: < (i) French centuple (c1365 in Middle French), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin centuplus (Vulgate), alteration (after duplus duple adj., triplus triple adj.) of centuplex (5th cent.), variant of classical Latin centumplex (Plautus; compare also post-classical Latin centiplex (4th cent.)) < centum hundred (see centum n.²) + -plic- , -plex -plex suffix¹. Compare earlier double adj.¹, treble adj., quadruple adj., quintuple adj. Compare slightly earlier centuple v. A hundred times as many or as much; a hundredfold. Also: consisting of a hundred parts or things. Also in hyperbolic use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > hundred > hundredfold hundfoldc1000 hundredfoldc1175 hundredaghte1340 centuple1616 centesimala1682 centuplicate1835 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne ii. ii, in Wks. I. 540 It were a vengeance centuple . View more context for this quotation 1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 109 A Diamond of Decuple weight, is of Centuple value. 1755 Mem. Life & Adventures Sobrina I. vii. 106 A centuple weight of misery and confusion. 1799 J. Downes Observ. Speech J. Foster 58 That magnanimous parliament, will return them,..with centuple advantages. 1829 T. Carlyle in Foreign Rev. Jan. 428 To more than centuple that sum. 1889 House Painting & Decorating Apr. 237/1 In a double sense—in a centuple sense, in fact. a1910 P. Mantegazza Bk. of Love (1917) v. 87 The future of their love will depend on the preservation of the centuple virginity enclosed in the one virgin as the masses conceive her. 1949 G. B. Shaw Coll. Lett. (1988) IV. iv. 835 Well, why not a double split, or a treble quadruple quintuple centuple split? 2000 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 Aug. e1/1 She spun out what looked like centuple multiple turns in the fouette section. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). centuplev. Brit. /ˈsɛntjᵿpl/, /ˈsɛntʃᵿpl/, /sɛnˈtjuːpl/, /sɛnˈtʃuːpl/, U.S. /sɛnˈt(j)up(ə)l/, /sɛnˈtəp(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French centupler. Etymology: < French centupler (a1560 in Middle French) < centuple centuple adj. Compare post-classical Latin centuplare (c1270 in a British source). Compare earlier quadruple v. and later centuple adj. transitive. To multiply by a hundred; to make a hundred times as great or as many. Also (occasionally) intransitive: to increase a hundredfold. Also in hyperbolic use. Cf. centuply v., centuplicate v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > multiply by hundred or over [verb (transitive)] > multiply by a hundred centuple1607 centuplyc1625 centuplicate1642 1607 G. Chapman Bussy D'Ambois ii. 19 I..shall your royall bountie Centuple. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) i. 2 The same Land being built upon, may centuple the Rent which it yielded as Pasture. 1783 London Chron. 3 July 20/1 Coaches and chaises..have centupled since the duty. 1790 Whitehall Evening Post 27–29 July America..will centuple in a hundred years her numbers, her wealth, and her power. 1812 Examiner 19 Oct. 666/1 Which..would more than centuple the ministerial majority. 1886 Westm. Rev. July 223 The invention of machinery centupled man's productive power. 1948 Bot. Rev. 14 623 Only the long cells take part.., and their length may be centupled in a short time. 1989 S. Bellow Theft 52 One of those ruddy, blond, fleshy baby-men who have to engross you in their emotions..and so centuple the agonies of breaking away. 2008 N. Ricci Origin of Species (2009) iii. 33 The beans, bought at rockbottom prices by some conglomerate and then specially roasted and centupled in price. Derivatives ˈcentupled adj. now rare ΚΠ 1835 R. M. Bird Cortes I. viii. 192 A double, a triple,—a centupled traitor! 1913 F. H. Garrison Introd. Hist. Med. ix. 224 The royal decree of 1660..drew down upon them the centupled wrath of the physicians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1616v.1607
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