centuplicate

A librarian carefully files a centuplicate set of documents.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A hundred copies or versions: "centuplicate" refers to a set or number of one hundred identical items, especially printed documents or copies.
   • Usage: Often used in contexts of reproduction or duplication, meaning "in centuplicate" (i.e., in one hundred copies).

2. Adjective:

   • A hundredfold: "centuplicate" means multiplied by one hundred; having one hundred times the amount or number.

3. Verb:

   • To multiply by one hundred: "centuplicate" means to increase or replicate something to a hundred times its original amount or number.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The contract was printed in centuplicate. (The contract was printed in one hundred copies.)
  • We need to file the report in centuplicate for distribution. (We need to file one hundred copies of the report.)

• Adjective:

  • The centuplicate effort doubled the team's output. (The effort multiplied the output by one hundred.)

• Verb:

  • The company aims to centuplicate its profits within a decade. (The company aims to increase profits by one hundred times.)
  • The machine can centuplicate the original document quickly. (The machine can make one hundred copies of the original document.)

Advanced Usage

• "in centuplicate": a formal phrase meaning "in one hundred copies" (commonly used in legal, administrative, or printing contexts).
  • The forms were submitted in centuplicate to all departments. (The forms were submitted in one hundred copies to each department.)

Variants and Related Words

• Centuple (adj/verb): meaning a hundredfold or to increase a hundred times; closely related to "centuplicate" but less specific to copies.

  • The centuple increase in demand surprised the market. (The hundredfold increase in demand was unexpected.)

• Centuplication (noun): the act or process of making or becoming a hundredfold.

  • The centuplication of the data required new storage systems. (The multiplication of the data by one hundred required new storage systems.)

Synonyms

• Hundredfold: a hundred times as much or as many.

  • The investment yielded a hundredfold return. (The investment returned one hundred times the original amount.)

• Centuple: synonymous with "centuplicate" in adjective and verb forms.

  • To centuple the budget is a risky goal. (To increase the budget a hundred times is a risky goal.)

Related Idioms

• Multiply a hundredfold: to increase dramatically by a factor of one hundred.
  • Her savings multiplied a hundredfold after the stock market boom. (Her savings increased by one hundred times.)

Note on Usage

"Centuplicate" is a rare and formal word, primarily used in legal, administrative, or mathematical contexts. It is not commonly used in everyday speech. The noun form is almost exclusively found in the phrase "in centuplicate."