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Definition of Decimate

Decimate
Decimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal.] 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.

Meaning of Decimate from wikipedia

- Look up decimation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Decimation, Decimate, or variants may refer to: Decimation (punishment), punitive discipline Decimation...
- Decimator may refer to: The collector or recipient of tithes Heinrich Decimator (c.1544 – 1615), a German Protestant theologian, astronomer and linguist...
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