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61cen|tes´i|ma´tion — cen|tes|i|mate «sehn TEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens, or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as for mutiny or widespread rebellion. ╂[< Latin centēsimāre (with… …
62cen|tes|i|mate — «sehn TEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. to take one in every hundred of (soldiers, citizens, or inmates) for punishment, often by execution, as for mutiny or widespread rebellion. ╂[< Latin centēsimāre (with English ate1) <… …
63cen´tralist — cen|tral|ism «SEHN truh lihz uhm», noun. a theory or principle of centralizing control, especially in a government. –cen´tralist, noun …
64cen|tral|ism — «SEHN truh lihz uhm», noun. a theory or principle of centralizing control, especially in a government. –cen´tralist, noun …
65cen´tral|iz´er — cen|tral|ize «SEHN truh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to bring to or toward a center; locate in a center. 2. to gather together at a center; concentrate: »The administration of the city schools was centralized during Mayor Jones term of… …
66cen|tral|ize — «SEHN truh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to bring to or toward a center; locate in a center. 2. to gather together at a center; concentrate: »The administration of the city schools was centralized during Mayor Jones term of office. 3. to… …
67cen|tral — «SEHN truhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the center; being or forming the center: »the central mass of the atom. The sun is central in the solar system. SYNONYM(S): focal. 2. at the center; near the center: »the quicker central flow in a pipe,… …
68cen|trif´u|gal|ly — cen|trif|u|gal «sehn TRIHF uh guhl, yuh guhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. moving away from a center: »The centrifugal tendency is powerfully in operation at the equator, but not at all at the poles (George B. Airy). 2. making use of or acted upon… …
69cen|trif|u|gal — «sehn TRIHF uh guhl, yuh guhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. moving away from a center: »The centrifugal tendency is powerfully in operation at the equator, but not at all at the poles (George B. Airy). 2. making use of or acted upon by centrifugal… …
70cen|trip´e|tal|ly — cen|trip|e|tal «sehn TRIHP uh tuhl», adjective. 1. moving toward a center. 2. making use of or acted upon by centripetal force. 3. Physiology. afferent. 4. of plants: a) developing inward and upward toward the center. b) that turns toward the… …
