tertiate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tertiāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of Latin tertiō, from tertius (“third”). By surface analysis, terti- +‎ -ate. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tûrʹshĭāt, IPA(key): /ˈtɜːʃɪeɪt/ === Verb === tertiate (third-person singular simple present tertiates, present participle tertiating, simple past and past participle tertiated) To reduce by one third; especially, kill one third of (a group of people). 1912 May 3rd, F. Madan, “letter to Sir William [Osler]” quoted by Harvey Cushing in The Life of Sir William Osler II (2010), pages 999–1,000 Seven spills of paper of precisely equal length were given round, and after an interval collected. Had any of them been dimidiated, tertiated or even decimated, the proposed election was void. (obsolete) To increase by half as much again; especially to increase the price in this way. (rare, obsolete) To do or perform three times or for the third time. To divide into three parts, especially to divide into thirds. (firearms) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (reduce proportionately, by single aliquot part): quintate (⅕), sextate (⅙), septimate (⅐), decimate (⅒), duodecimate (¹⁄₁₂), centesimate (¹⁄₁₀₀) === Noun === tertiate (plural tertiates) The third year of training in various Christian religious orders (especially the Jesuits). One who is in their tertiate training. The third classification of animals in some ranked taxonomic systems, such as that proposed by Linnaeus. === Adjective === tertiate (comparative more tertiate, superlative most tertiate) Having 2:3 proportion. Having three parts. === Related terms === tertiary === Anagrams === attritee == Latin == === Verb === tertiāte second-person plural present active imperative of tertiō