decimate
To destroy or remove one-tenth ofTo destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).
» The soldiers decimated the unruly population.
Значение
значений: 8To destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).
(шире)To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
verheeren, übel zurichten, zugrunde richten
(proscribed)To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of (something).
истребля́тьistrebljátʹ, опустошатьopustošatʹ
To replace (a high-resolution model) with another of lower but acceptable quality. (Usually algorithmically)
(архаичное)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.
dezimieren
(устаревшее)To exact a tithe or other 10% tax.
(устаревшее, редкое)To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
(устаревшее)To divide into tenths; to decimalize.
- kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- kill in large numbers
Примеры
предложений: 17The soldiers decimated the unruly population.
Bruno learnt that humanity had been decimated.
The cavaliers were decimated by the artillery.
Our team will decimate yours on the field tomorrow.
The ray population exploded, and the scallop fisheries were decimated.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
The verb is first attested in 1591, the noun in 1641; borrowed from Latin decimātus, perfeThe verb is first attested in 1591, the noun in 1641; borrowed from Latin decimātus, perfect passive participle of decimō (“to kill one tenth; to tithe”) (see, from -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from decimus (“tenth”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). As a noun, via Latin decimatus (“tithing area; tithing rights”).
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Формы
decimates, decimating, decimated, decimatedСинонимы
синонимов: 7- kill in large numbers:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outcarry off
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 5Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени