decimate
To destroy or remove one-tenth ofTo destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).
» The soldiers decimated the unruly population.
Значення
значень: 8To destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).
(ширше)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)
(архаїчне)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
(застаріле)To exact a tithe or other 10% tax.
(застаріле, рідковживане)To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
(застаріле)To divide into tenths; to decimalize.
- kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- kill in large numbers
Приклади
речень: 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.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 2
Походження
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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Форми
decimates, decimating, decimated, decimatedСиноніми
синонімів: 7- kill in large numbers:eliminateannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outcarry off
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 5Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу