Decimate
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Decimate
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1 v. t.
To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
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2 v. t.
To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
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3 v. t.
To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
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4 v. t.
To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
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5 v. t.
To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
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6 v. t.
To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.