to decimate
01
decimera, utrota
to kill large groups of people
Transitive: to decimate a group of people
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
avlett
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
decimate
3:e person singular
decimates
presens particip
decimating
enkelt preteritum
decimated
perfekt particip
decimated
Exempel
The deadly virus threatened to decimate the population if not controlled.
Det dödliga viruset hotade att decimera befolkningen om det inte kontrollerades.
02
decimera, döda var tionde soldat
(in a Roman legion) to kill one in every ten soldier
Transitive: to decimate a group of soldiers
Exempel
The general decided to decimate the rebellious soldiers as a harsh punishment.
Generalen beslöt att decimera de upproriska soldaterna som en hård bestraffning.
Lexikalt Träd
decimation
decimate
decimal
