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Meaning of 'decimate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Decimate [ v. t.]
- To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
- To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
- To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.

Meaning of 'decimate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . decimate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- kill in large numbers
Example in sentence:
  • the plague wiped out an entire population

Nearby Words:

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