centesimate

English

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.

Verb

centesimate (third-person singular simple present centesimates, present participle centesimating, simple past and past participle centesimated)

1. To select one person in every hundred for a punishment.

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Coordinate terms

• (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part): tertiate (⅓), quintate (⅕), sextate (⅙), septimate (⅐), decimate (⅒), duodecimate (¹⁄₁₂)

Related terms

• centesimation

Latin

Verb

centēsimāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of centēsimō