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To take the tenth part of; to tithe., To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny., To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
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To destroy or take a tenth part of?
Only the second meaning is accurate: decimate
What is the original meaning for decimate?
The original meaning for the term decimate is to kill one man out of every ten. This comes from ancient Roman times when mutinous squads were decimated. I.e. 1/10 of their soldiers were killed. The method in those times was to get the remaining 9 soldiers of every 10 to kill the chosen soldier. Nowadays however, the meaning for decimate has changed to mean the destruction of the larger part of a group. Have fun with this! ;)
What is a good sentence for decimate?
If I decimate this meal, I'll only have eaten ten percent of it. The army is preparing to decimate the city.
When was Decimate Christendom created?
Decimate Christendom was created in 2004-03.
What part of speech is decimal decimate?
decimal is an adjective, decimate is a verb.
When was Decimate the Weak created?
Decimate the Weak was created on 2008-02-05.
How can you use the word decimate in a sentence?
You can not decimate all the people. King Decimated all the traitors.
Which sentence uses decimate correctly?
My daughter is involved in a movement to decimate the local park by keeping its grounds clean.
What is ten centimeters?
a decimate
Is dec a Latin root?
deci- is a prefix, meaning ten. e.g. decimate - reduce by a tenth; decibel - ten Bel (unit of sound)
How long is the album decimate the weak by Winds of Plague?
Go to yahoo! and type in Decimate The Weak Winds Of Plague time running
To destroy a large proportion of?
decimate
