German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈaxtfaxən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧acht‧fa‧chen

Verb

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verachtfachen (weak, third-person singular present verachtfacht, past tense verachtfachte, past participle verachtfacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to octuple, to octuplicate, to multiply by eight
  2. (reflexive) to increase eightfold (to become eight times as large)
    Die Bevölkerung hat sich inzwischen verachtfacht.
    Meanwhile the population has increased eightfold.

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