[ɒkˈtjuːpl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- consisting of eight parts or things


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French octuple or Latin octuplus (both adjectives), from octo ‘eight’ + -plus (as in duplus ‘double’)

[ɒkˈtjuːpl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or become eight times as numerous or as large
(e.g: the new town populations have trebled the additions to the rural community, and in the case of Massachusetts have octupled them)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French octuple or Latin octuplus (both adjectives), from octo ‘eight’ + -plus (as in duplus ‘double’)