German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːnfaxən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zehn‧fa‧chen

Verb

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verzehnfachen (weak, third-person singular present verzehnfacht, past tense verzehnfachte, past participle verzehnfacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to decuple, to decuplicate, to multiply by ten
  2. (reflexive) to increase tenfold (to become ten times as large)
    Die Bevölkerung hat sich inzwischen verzehnfacht.
    Meanwhile the population has increased tenfold.

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