sextuple
1 of 2adjective
sex·tu·ple seks-ˈtü-pəl 
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-;
ˈsek-stə-pəl
1
: having six units or members
2
: being six times as great or as many
3
: marked by six beats per measure of music
sextuple time
sextuple noun
sextuple
2 of 2verb
sextupled; sextupling seks-ˈtü-p(ə-)liŋ
-ˈtyü-,
-ˈtə-;
ˈsek-stə-
transitive verb
: to make six times as much or as many
intransitive verb
: to become six times as much or as numerous
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 See More
Verb
Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 Covid-19 deaths will likely sextuple, from 3,000 to more than 18,000. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
probably from Medieval Latin sextuplus, from Latin sextus sixth + -plus multiplied by; akin to Latin -plex -plex — more at -fold
First Known Use
Adjective
circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1632, in the meaning defined at transitive sense