quintuplicate

quin·tu·pli·cate

 (kwĭn-to͞o′plĭ-kĭt, -tyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Multiplied by five; fivefold.

2. Being the fifth of a set of five identical copies.

n.

1. One of a set of five identical things.

2. A set of five copies.

tr.v. (-kāt′) quin·tu·pli·cat·ed, quin·tu·pli·cat·ing, quin·tu·pli·cates

To make five copies of.

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[Latin quīntus, fifth; see quintuple + (quadru)plicate.]

quintuplicate

adj

fivefold or quintuple

vb

to multiply or be multiplied by five

n

a group or set of five things

quinˌtupliˈcation n

quin•tu•pli•cate

(n., adj. kwɪnˈtu plɪ kɪt, -ˈtyu-; v. -ˌkeɪt)

n., adj., v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. n.

1. a group or set of five copies or identical items.

2. one of five copies or identical items.

adj.

3. having or consisting of five identical parts; fivefold.

4. noting the fifth of five identical items.

v.t.

5. to make five copies of.

6. to make five times as great, as by multiplying.

[1650–60; quintu (ple) + -plicate, after duplicate, triplicate, etc.]

quin•tu`pli•ca′tion, n.

quintuplicate

Past participle: quintuplicated
Gerund: quintuplicating

Imperative

quintuplicate

quintuplicate

Translations

quintuplice