centesimate[sen'tesəmeit]vt.1.■惩一儆百,杀一儆百;每百人中抽出一人受罚:The ancient Roman army was centesimated on account of mutiny tendencies.该古罗马军团每百名士兵被抽出一名受罚以镇压其叛乱的趋势。变形vt.centesimatedcentesimating