How Do You Spell DECUPLE?

Pronunciation: [dɪkˈuːpə͡l] (IPA)

Decuple is spelled with a "c" instead of a "x" due to its etymology. The word derives from the Latin "decuplus," meaning tenfold. The "c" instead of "x" reflects the letter "c" in "decem," which is Latin for ten. The IPA phonetic transcription of "decuple" is /ˈdɛkjʊpl/ where the stress is on the first syllable. The first two letters "de" followed by "-cup-" are pronounced as in "decorate" or "decline," and the last two letters "-le" are pronounced as in "able" or "ripple."

DECUPLE Meaning and Definition

1. Decuple is an adjective and verb that refers to multiplying or increasing something by ten times or tenfold. As an adjective, it specifically describes something that is ten times greater in quantity, size, or value compared to its original state or basis. For instance, if a company's profits decuple in a year, it means that the profits have increased by ten times during that specific period. Similarly, if the population of a city decuples over a decade, it implies that the city's population has multiplied by ten during that time frame.

   As a verb, decuple means to multiply or increase something by ten times. It involves the act of magnifying or enlarging a certain aspect by a factor of ten. For example, if a recipe calls for doubling an ingredient and you decide to decuple it, it means that you will multiply the ingredient by ten, resulting in ten times the original quantity. In mathematical terms, decuple can be seen as an operation of multiplication by ten.

   Overall, decuple is a term that emphasizes a significant scale of growth, expansion, or multiplication by ten. Whether used as an adjective or verb, it conveys the concept of multiplying or increasing something by ten times or tenfold.

2. • Tenfold.

   • A number ten times repeated.

   • To make tenfold.

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

Common Misspellings for DECUPLE

• secuple
• xecuple
• cecuple
• fecuple
• recuple
• eecuple
• dwcuple
• dscuple
• ddcuple
• drcuple
• d4cuple
• d3cuple
• dexuple
• devuple
• defuple
• deduple
• decyple
• dechple
• decjple

Etymology of DECUPLE

The word "decuple" originates from the Latin word "decuplus", which is a combination of the Latin prefix "deca-" meaning "ten" and the suffix "-plus" meaning "fold". The word entered English in the late 15th century, referring to the multiplication of something by ten or consisting of ten parts.

Conjugate verb Decuple

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have decupled

you would have decupled

he/she/it would have decupled

we would have decupled

they would have decupled

I would have decuple

you would have decuple

he/she/it would have decuple

we would have decuple

they would have decuple

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been decupling

you would have been decupling

he/she/it would have been decupling

we would have been decupling

they would have been decupling

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would decuple

you would decuple

he/she/it would decuple

we would decuple

they would decuple

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be decupling

you would be decupling

he/she/it would be decupling

we would be decupling

they would be decupling

FUTURE

I will decuple

you will decuple

he/she/it will decuple

we will decuple

they will decuple

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be decupling

you will be decupling

he/she/it will be decupling

we will be decupling

they will be decupling

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have decupled

you will have decupled

he/she/it will have decupled

we will have decupled

they will have decupled

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been decupling

you will have been decupling

he/she/it will have been decupling

we will have been decupling

they will have been decupling

IMPERATIVE

you decuple

we let´s decuple

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to decuple

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was decupling

you were decupling

he/she/it was decupling

we were decupling

they were decupling

PAST PARTICIPLE

decupled

PAST PERFECT

I had decupled

you had decupled

he/she/it had decupled

we had decupled

they had decupled

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been decupling

you had been decupling

he/she/it had been decupling

we had been decupling

they had been decupling

PRESENT

I decuple

you decuple

he/she/it decuples

we decuple

they decuple

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am decupling

you are decupling

he/she/it is decupling

we are decupling

they are decupling

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

decupling

PRESENT PERFECT

I have decupled

you have decupled

he/she/it has decupled

we have decupled

they have decupled

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been decupling

you have been decupling

he/she/it has been decupling

we have been decupling

they have been decupling

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it decuple

SIMPLE PAST

I decupled

you decupled

he/she/it decupled

we decupled

they decupled