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to decimate
01
to kill large groups of people
Transitive: to decimate a group of people
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
decimate
3rd person singular
decimates
present participle
decimating
past simple
decimated
past participle
decimated
Examples
The deadly virus threatened to decimate the population if not controlled.
02
(in a Roman legion) to kill one in every ten soldier
Transitive: to decimate a group of soldiers
Examples
The general decided to decimate the rebellious soldiers as a harsh punishment.
Lexical Tree
decimation
decimate
decimal
