I. ˈäkˌt(y)üpəl, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷; ˈäktəp- adjective
Etymology: Latin octuplus, from oct- (from octo eight) + -uplus (as in quadruplus quadruple) — more at eight
1. : consisting of eight : being eight times as great or as many : eightfold
2. : taken by eights or in groups of eight
II. noun
( -s )
: a sum eight times as great as another : an eightfold amount : the eighth multiple
III. verb
( octupled ; octupled ; octupling -p(ə)liŋ ; octuples )
transitive verb
: to make eight times as much or as many
intransitive verb
: to increase or grow to eight times as much or as many