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QUADRUPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quantity that is four times as great as another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("quadruple" is a kind of...):
multiple (the product of a quantity by an integer)
Derivation:
quadruple (increase fourfold)
quadruplicate (reproduce fourfold)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A set of four similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms:
quadruple; quadruplet; quartet; quartette
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("quadruple" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Four times as great or many
Example:
a fourfold increase in the dosage
Synonyms:
four-fold; fourfold; quadruple
Classified under:
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having four units or components
Example:
quadruplex wire
Synonyms:
four-fold; fourfold; quadruple; quadruplex; quadruplicate
Classified under:
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they quadruple ... he / she / it quadruples
Past simple: quadrupled
Past participle: quadrupled
-ing form: quadrupling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increase fourfold
Example:
His stock earning quadrupled
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "quadruple" is one way to...):
manifold; multiply (combine or increase by multiplication)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
They quadruple their earnings this year
Their earnings quadruple this year
Derivation:
quadruple (a quantity that is four times as great as another)
quadruplicate (any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly)
quadrupling (increase by a factor of four)
