Word
Decimate
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
dec-i-mate
Definition
- v. t. - To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
- v. t. - To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man
of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
- 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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