verzwanzigfachen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svant͡sɪçˌfaxən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zwan‧zig‧fa‧chen

Verb

verzwanzigfachen (weak, third-person singular present verzwanzigfacht, past tense verzwanzigfachte, past participle verzwanzigfacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to multiply by twenty
  2. (reflexive) to increase twentyfold (to become twenty times as large)
    Die Bevölkerung hat sich inzwischen verzwanzigfacht.
    Meanwhile the population has increased twentyfold.

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