English Explanatory Dictionary

centuriate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Divided into hundreds.
verb
  1. To divide into hundreds.

Pronunciation

/sɛnˈtjʊəɹiət/ /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹiət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-centuriate.wav /sɛnˈtjʊəɹieɪt/ /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹieɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-centuriate2.wav

Word forms

centuriate centuriates centuriating centuriated

Etymology

First attested in 1540; borrowed from Latin centuriātus, perfect passive participle of centuriō (“to divide into groups of one hundred”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

cent centime centurion century
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