double (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To make twice as great1. duplĭco, 12. gĕmĭno, 1 (chiefly poet.)II. To fold upIII. To go round a promontory.1. flecto, xi, xum, 32. sŭpĕro, 1B. Intrans.I. To increase twofoldII. To run backwards and forwards • double (v.): A. Trans.: I. To make twice as great: 1. duplĭco, 1: to d. the number, d. numerum, Caes. 2. gĕmĭno, 1 (chiefly poet.): to d. (live twice) ten years, decem g. annos, Ov.: to d. the alarm, terrorem g., Flor. II. To fold up: plĭco, replĭco, duplĭco, 1: v. to fold. III. To go round a promontory. 1. flecto, xi, xum, 3: to d. Cape Leucate, Leucaten f., Cic. 2. sŭpĕro, 1: to d. a cape, promontorium s., Tac. (N.B. Not in this sense circumvehor, which is to sail all round.) B. Intrans.: I. To increase twofold: use verbs under (A, I) with pron. refl., or as reflect. pass.: anxieties d., duplicantur sollicitudines, Cic.: the capital d.s in a short time, *brevi duplicat se caput (pecunia). II. To run backwards and forwards: Phr.: he d.d about, being a stranger and unaccustomed (to the country), ut peregrinus et insuetus, maeandros faciebat et gyros, Amm.: v. doubling (subs.)