tertiate

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Synonyms: terminate, seriate, tertiary, tentmate, testate, termite, tertian, herniate, tertile, tartrate, ternate

Antonyms: terminate, seriate, tertiary, tentmate, testate, termite, tertian, herniate, tertile, tartrate, ternate

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. To [[reduce]] by one {{l|en|third}}; {{non-gloss|especially}}, {{l|en|kill}} one third of (a {{l|en|group}} of {{l|en|person|people}}).
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[increase]] by half as much again; {{non-gloss|especially}} to increase the [[price]] in this way.
3. {{lb|en|rare|obsolete}} To do or perform three times or for the third time.
4. To divide into three parts, especially to divide into thirds.
5. {{lb|en|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]].

Noun

1. The [[third]] year of [[training]] in various [[Christian]] [[religious order]]s (especially the [[Jesuits]]).
2. One who is in their [[tertiate]] training.
3. The [[third]] [[classification]] of [[animal]]s in some ranked [[taxonomic]] systems, such as that proposed by {{w|Linnaeus}}.

Adjective

1. Having 2:3 proportion.
2. Having three parts.

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