Meaning & use
Doubled
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Made or became twice as great in number, size, or amount.
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The company's profits doubled after it expanded into new markets.
She doubled the recipe to feed all the dinner guests.
A note on using this word
In card games and betting, "doubled" also has a specialized sense of raising a stake or bid to twice its value.
Words with a similar meaning
multipliedduplicated
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Words with an opposite meaning
halved
Another way to use it
2. verb
Bent or folded over to form two layers.
He doubled the blanket over for extra warmth.
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