- 1. v. t. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease. Source: opted
- 4. v. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies Source: wordnet
- 5. v. kill in large numbers Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. Johnson. 2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. Macaulay. 3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease. Source: webster
- 7. v:100 v. kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies Source: ecdict
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