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centesimate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tes-i-mate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To select one person in every hundred for a punishment.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

centesimates (present, singular) centesimating (participle, present) centesimated (participle, past) centesimated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

centesimation tertiate quintate sextate septimate decimate duodecimate

Questions

What does centesimate mean?
To select one person in every hundred for a punishment.
Where does centesimate come from?
It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1753.

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