Decimate meaning
Decimate is defined as to destroy or kill a large part of something.
An example of decimate is for a natural disaster to kill a large portion of a population.
verb
To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms).
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To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
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To inflict great destruction or damage on.
The storm decimated the region.
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To reduce markedly in amount.
A profligate heir who decimated his trust fund.
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To select by lot and kill every tenth one of.
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To destroy or kill a large part of.
Famine decimated the population.
verb
To take a tenth part of; tithe.
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(Roman history) To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group.
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To reduce anything by one in ten, or ten percent.
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To reduce to one-tenth.
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To severely reduce; to destroy almost completely.
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(computer graphics) To replace a high-resolution model with one of lower resolution but acceptably similar appearance.
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