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Decimate
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verb
Decimate
v. t. (past & past part.
decimated
; pres. part.
decimating
)
1.
To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
2.
To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as,
to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny
.
3.
To destroy a considerable part of; as,
to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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Words linked to "Decimate" :
eliminate
,
carry off
,
eradicate
,
extinguish
,
kill
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