verhundertfachen

German

Etymology

ver- + hundertfach + -en. See ver- -fachen for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈhʊndɐtˌfaxən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧hun‧dert‧fa‧chen

Verb

verhundertfachen (third-person singular simple present verhundertfacht, past tense verhundertfachte, past participle verhundertfacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to centuple, to multiply by a hundred
  2. (reflexive) to increase hundredfold (to become one hundred times as large)
    Die Bevölkerung hat sich inzwischen verhundertfacht.
    Meanwhile the population has increased hundredfold.

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