单词 | centuplicate |
释义 | centuplicate[ verb sen-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo-; adjective, noun sen-too-pli-kit, -keyt, -tyoo- ] / verb sɛnˈtu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈtyu-; adjective, noun sɛnˈtu plɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, -ˈtyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR centuplicate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), cen·tu·pli·cat·ed, cen·tu·pli·cat·ing.to increase 100 times; centuple. adjectivea hundredfold. nouna number or quantity increased a hundredfold. Origin of centuplicate1825–35; <Latin centuplic- (stem of centuplex) hundredfold, equivalent to centu(m) 100 + plic- (stem of plicāre to fold) + -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM centuplicatecen·tu·pli·ca·tion, nounWords nearby centuplicatecentrum, cent sign, cents-off, centum, centuple, centuplicate, centurial, centuried, centurion, century, century plant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for centuplicatecentuplicate verb (sɛnˈtjuːplɪˌkeɪt)(tr) to increase 100 times adjective (sɛnˈtjuːplɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)increased a hundredfold noun (sɛnˈtjuːplɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)one hundredfold Also called: centuple (ˈsɛntjʊpəl) Derived forms of centuplicatecentuplication, nounWord Origin for centuplicateC17: from Late Latin centuplicāre, from centuplex hundredfold, from Latin centum hundred + -plex -fold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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