centuplicate

transitive verb

cen·​tu·​pli·​cate

sen‧ˈt(y)üplə̇ˌkāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make 100 times as much or as many : centuple

Word History

Etymology

Latin centuplicatus, past participle of centuplicare, from centuplic-, centuplex hundredfold, from centum hundred + -plex (as in duplex)

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Rhymes for centuplicate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate