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decimate    音标拼音: [d'ɛsəm,et]
vt. 每十人杀一人,大批杀害

每十人杀一人,大批杀害

decimate
v 1: kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
2: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire
population" [synonym: {eliminate}, {annihilate}, {extinguish},
{eradicate}, {wipe out}, {decimate}, {carry off}]

Decimate \Dec"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decimated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Decimating}.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to
decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See
{Decimal}.]
1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson.
[1913 Webster]

2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of;
as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]

3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army
in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
[1913 Webster]


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  • DECIMATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of DECIMATE is to select by lot and kill every tenth member of How to use decimate in a sentence Did you know?
  • DECIMATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    DECIMATE definition: to kill or destroy a great number or proportion of See examples of decimate used in a sentence
  • DECIMATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    DECIMATE definition: 1 to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely: 2 to kill a large number… Learn more
  • decimate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    decimate (third-person singular simple present decimates, present participle decimating, simple past and past participle decimated) (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
  • DECIMATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    2 meanings: 1 to destroy or kill a large proportion of 2 (esp in the ancient Roman army) to kill every tenth man of (a Click for more definitions
  • Decimate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    If something is drastically reduced or killed, especially in number, you can say it was decimated "The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico decimated the wildlife along the coast "
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    Definition of decimate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • Decimate - definition of decimate by The Free Dictionary
    Define decimate decimate synonyms, decimate pronunciation, decimate translation, English dictionary definition of decimate to destroy a great number or proportion of: Cholera decimated the city’s population; to select by lot and kill every tenth person Not to be confused with:
  • Decimation (punishment) - Wikipedia
    Decimation was the most extreme punishment of the Roman army, where a tenth of a unit that had proven its cravenness was killed The Romans believed that it had ancient roots in the early republic – the fifth and fourth centuries – and the theoretically unlimited powers of the Roman magistrate militae ("on campaign") [2] The procedure for decimation, as described by Polybius, involved a
  • Are You Using the Word ‘Decimate’ Correctly? - Word Smarts
    The English word “decimate” incorporates the Latin prefix deci-, meaning “one-tenth,” but more specifically, the term comes from the Latin decimatus, a past participle defined as “the removal or destruction of one-tenth ” In ancient Rome, it was a known practice to kill one out of every 10 soldiers as a punishment for the larger group Language sticklers might argue that using





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