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Meaning of decimating

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

decimating

verb

Definitions

  1. To kill one-tenth of a group, (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. To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.

  4. To exact a tithe or other 10% tax

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decimatehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decimating

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