trebled

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trebled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Treble \Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Trebling.]
     1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. "Love trebled
        life." --Tennyson.
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     2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]
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              He outrageously
              (When I accused him) trebled his reply. --Chapman.
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