How Do You Spell CENTUPLE?

Pronunciation: [sˈɛntuːpə͡l] (IPA)

The word "centuple" is spelled with a "c" followed by "ent" and "uple". The "c" is pronounced as a /s/ sound, while the "en" is pronounced with a short /ɛn/ vowel, and the "t" is dropped. The "u" in "uple" is pronounced with a /ju/ diphthong, and the "p" and "l" are pronounced as separate sounds. The word means to increase something 100 times, and its spelling reflects its Latin roots, with "centum" meaning 100 and "plex" meaning fold or double.

CENTUPLE Meaning and Definition

1. Centuple is a verb that refers to the act of increasing something to a hundredfold or multiplying it by one hundred. The term derives from the Latin word "centum" meaning "hundred" and is commonly used in mathematics and statistics to describe a significant level of enlargement or amplification. When applied to numerical values, centupling denotes multiplying a specific quantity or variable by one hundred. For instance, if the original value is x, centupling it would result in a final value of 100x. This signifies an immense and dramatic increase, magnifying the initial quantity to a hundred times its original value.

   The term can also be used in a more metaphorical sense to describe a profound or extensive growth or expansion beyond expectations. In this context, centupling could refer to the substantial augmentation or enhancement of any aspect, such as knowledge, power, influence, or prosperity. It underscores the concept of exponential or remarkable progress, indicating a remarkable transformation or intensification at an unprecedented scale.

   Centuple is a powerful word that encapsulates the remarkable idea of a hundredfold increase or augmentation. It conveys the notion of significant enlargement or amplification that surpasses conventional scales and elevates the original quantity or attribute to an exceptional level.

2. • A hundredfold.

   • To multiply a hundredfold.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for CENTUPLE

• xentuple
• ventuple
• fentuple
• dentuple
• cwntuple
• csntuple
• cdntuple
• crntuple
• c4ntuple
• c3ntuple
• cebtuple
• cemtuple
• cejtuple
• cehtuple
• cenruple
• cenfuple
• cenguple
• cenyuple
• cen6uple

Etymology of CENTUPLE

The word centuple is derived from the combination of the Latin prefix centi- meaning hundred and the English word uple which is derived from double. The word uple itself is a variant of fold, which means multiplied by. Therefore, centuple can be understood as multiplied by one hundred.

Conjugate verb Centuple

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have centupled

you would have centupled

he/she/it would have centupled

we would have centupled

they would have centupled

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been centupling

you would have been centupling

he/she/it would have been centupling

we would have been centupling

they would have been centupling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would centuple

you would centuple

he/she/it would centuple

we would centuple

they would centuple

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be centupling

you would be centupling

he/she/it would be centupling

we would be centupling

they would be centupling

FUTURE

I will centuple

you will centuple

he/she/it will centuple

we will centuple

they will centuple

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be centupling

you will be centupling

he/she/it will be centupling

we will be centupling

they will be centupling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have centupled

you will have centupled

he/she/it will have centupled

we will have centupled

they will have centupled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been centupling

you will have been centupling

he/she/it will have been centupling

we will have been centupling

they will have been centupling

IMPERATIVE

we Let´s centuple

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was centupling

you were centupling

he/she/it was centupling

we were centupling

they were centupling

PAST PARTICIPLE

centupled

PAST PERFECT

I had centupled

you had centupled

he/she/it had centupled

we had centupled

they had centupled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been centupling

you had been centupling

he/she/it had been centupling

we had been centupling

they had been centupling

PRESENT

I centuple

you centuple

he/she/it centuples

we centuple

they centuple

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am centupling

you are centupling

he/she/it is centupling

we are centupling

they are centupling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

centupling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have centupled

you have centupled

he/she/it has centupled

we have centupled

they have centupled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been centupling

you have been centupling

he/she/it has been centupling

we have been centupling

they have been centupling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it centuple

SIMPLE PAST

I centupled

you centupled

he/she/it centupled

we centupled

they centupled