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Definition decimate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decim?re (“to take or offer a tenth part”), from decimus (“tenth”). As a noun, via Latin decimatus (“tithing area; tithing rights”).

Verb

decimate (third-person singular simple present decimates, present participle decimating, simple past and past participle decimated)

1. (archaic) To kill one-tenth of a group, (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
2. To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
3. (loosely) To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
4. (obsolete) To exact a tithe or other 10% tax
5. (obsolete, rare) To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
6. (obsolete) To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc.
7. (proscribed) To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything.
8. (computer graphics) To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality.

Noun

decimate (plural decimates)

1. (obsolete) A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
2. (obsolete) A tenth of something.
3. (obsolete) A set of ten items.

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