This is the 15476th most frequent German word.
vervierfachte
"Vervierfachte" means "quadrupled" in English.
Here, 'vervierfachte' describes the increase in the village population to four times its original number.
Die Bevölkerung des Dorfes vervierfachte sich innerhalb von zehn Jahren.
The population of the village quadrupled over ten years.
'Vervierfachte' refers to the revenue being increased to four times the previous value due to new measures.
Durch die neuen Maßnahmen vervierfachte das Unternehmen seinen Umsatz.
Through the new measures, the company quadrupled its revenue.
In this sentence, 'vervierfachte' indicates the increase in light intensity to fourfold after a change in the lens.