n.
Function: verb
1 to make twice as great or as many FF1C; doubled the amount of his salary FF1E;
Synonyms: dualize, dupe, duplicate
Related Words: replicate; amplify, augment, enlarge, increase, magnify; supplement
Contrasted Words: decrease, lessen, minimize
Antonyms: halve
2 to make of two thicknesses by turning or bending usually in the middle FF1C; he doubled the towel for better absorbency FF1E;
Synonyms: fold
Related Words: pleat, plicate, turn over
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Synonyms: ESCAPE 2, avoid, bilk, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shun, shy
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Synonyms: DUB