decimate

Definition of decimate

Verbs

kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
Synonyms:
annihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out
kill in large numbers
Type of:
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
kill in large numbers
Synonyms:
annihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out
Type of:
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

Vocabulary Lists for decimate

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

k5 »(500 words)
  • propound
  • proscenium
  • protocol
  • provenance
  • provocation

Gilgamesh »(20 words)
Words from Stephen Mitchell's translation in order of...
  • primeval
  • primordial
  • virile
  • careen
  • maraud

Khamza_Vocabulary_in_VT »(1449 words)
  • noxious
  • spur
  • speck
  • bound
  • repugnance

My_words_s »(43 words)
  • relinquish
  • lucid
  • debacle
  • preclude
  • maverick

feelings »(5461 words)
open
  • happy
  • alive
  • good
  • understanding
  • great

GRE Barron's Part 2 »(474 words)
  • chasm
  • chassis
  • chaste
  • chasten
  • chastise

d2-list »(22 words)
  • decimate
  • deciduous
  • decorum
  • decoy
  • decrepitude

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