What is the meaning of Decimate?

- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|692
- Abbreviations|0

(v.t.) To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
(v.t.) To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
(v.t.) To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

5

|15 years ago|211 views|share |citing

APA	Webster's. (2011). decimate. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/decimate/definitions/1994987
Chicago	Webster's. 2011. "decimate" http://smartdefine.org/decimate/definitions/1994987 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	Webster's 2011, decimate, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/decimate/definitions/1994987>.
MLA	Webster's. "decimate" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/decimate/definitions/1994987>

{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)

Alternative definitions by

WordNet Webster's