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Definition of Decimate
1. Verb. Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies.
Generic synonyms: Kill
2. Verb. Kill in large numbers. "They want to decimate the prisoners "; "The plague wiped out an entire population"
Generic synonyms: Kill
Derivative terms: Annihilation, Annihilation, Annihilative, Annihilator, Decimation, Extinction, Wipeout
Definition of Decimate
1. v. t. To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
Definition of Decimate
1. Verb. (qualifier Roman history) To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group. ¹
2. Verb. To reduce anything by one in ten, or ten percent. ¹
3. Verb. (historical) To exact a tithe, or tax of 10 percent. ¹
4. Verb. To reduce to one-tenth. ¹
5. Verb. To severely reduce; to destroy almost completely. ¹
6. Verb. (computer graphics) To replace a high-resolution model with one of lower resolution but acceptably similar appearance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decimate
1. to destroy a large part of [v -MATED, -MATING, -MATES]
Medical Definition of Decimate
1. 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. Origin: L. Decimatus, p. P. Of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. Decimus tenth. See Decimal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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