centesimate
centesimate verb: to select one person in every hundred for a punishment.
Verb
centesimate (third-person singular simple present centesimates, present participle centesimating, simple past and past participle centesimated)
- To select one person in every hundred for a punishment.
Forms of centesimate
| third-person singular present | centesimates |
|---|---|
| present participle | centesimating |
| past participle | centesimated |
| past | centesimated |
Origin of centesimate
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.
Questions about centesimate
- What does centesimate mean?
- Centesimate means to select one person in every hundred for a punishment.
- What part of speech is centesimate?
- Centesimate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of centesimate?
- The past tense of centesimate is centesimated.
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