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fourfold
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adjective
four times as great or many
a fourfold increase in the dosage
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adverb
by a factor of four
the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years
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adjective
(= quadruple, quadruplex)
having four units or components
quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure
quadruplex wire
degenerate
Noun
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a person who loses all moral values
He became a degenerate after becoming a junkie and losing his moral values.
Those drug addicts and degenerates on the street corner should not be allowed near children.
degenerate
Verb
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Degenerate is to break down, to crumble, erode.
She was a junkie and her health degenerated day by day.
zone
Noun
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A zone is an area that is known for a particular use.
You are in a no-smoking zone.
Touchdowns are made in the end zone.
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When you are in the zone, you are in a time of high performance.
zone
Verb
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If you zone something, you divide into it; you give it a particular use.
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If you zone a property, you determine what the property will be used for.