centesimate en · VERB
Etymology
First attested in 1753; borrowed from Latin centēsimātus, perfect passive participle of the Latin centēsimō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from centēsimus (“hundredth”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); compare tertiate, quintate, sextate, septimate, decimate, and duodecimate.
Meanings
- To select one person in every hundred for a punishment.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| centesimated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| centesimated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| centesimates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| centesimating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Coordinates
decimate (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part) · duodecimate (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part) · tertiate (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part) · septimate (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part) · quintate (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part) · sextate (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part)