Doubled

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbl̩d/

Definitions

1. Made twice as large, many, or intense ; repeated or performed once more
2. Increased to twofold in amount or size ; done again to repeat or confirm an action
3. Expanded or multiplied by two ; carried out another time or duplicated

Etymology: "Doubled" is simply the past tense and past participle of "double," so its story is the story of the verb and adjective it comes from. That word traces back through Middle English and Old French to Latin "duplus," meaning "twofold," built from roots combining the idea of "two" with a sense of folding or multiplying. The Latin term passed into Old French as "doble," and English adopted it in the Middle Ages as "double." The English word has also kept close company with two relatives that look quite different from it. "Doppio," the Italian word used in music and coffee orders for "twice as much," is a doublet of "double," meaning the two words descend from the same Latin source by separate routes. "Duple," a term in music for rhythm grouped in twos, is another. Their shared ancestry shows how one Latin idea of "twofold" spread into several European languages and into specialised corners of English.

Synonyms: twinned, multiplied, duplicated, replicated, bifurcated

Antonyms: halved, reduced, diminished, lessened, singled