transitive. To punish (a group of people) by executing one in every hundred. Also in extended use. Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. decimate, v.…
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > execute [verb (transitive)] > every hundredth person (1) centesimate1753 transitive. To punish (a group of people) by executing one in every hundred. Also in extended use. Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. decimate, v.… |
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