decimate

1. To destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).

2. (broadly)To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.

   verheeren, übel zurichten, zugrunde richten

3. (proscribed)To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of (something).

   истребля́тьistrebljátʹ, опустошатьopustošatʹ

4. To replace (a high-resolution model) with another of lower but acceptable quality. (Usually algorithmically)

5. (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.

   dezimieren

6. (obsolete)To exact a tithe or other 10% tax.

7. (obsolete, rare)To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.

8. (obsolete)To divide into tenths; to decimalize.

1. The soldiers decimated the unruly population.

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2. Bruno learnt that humanity had been decimated.

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3. The cavaliers were decimated by the artillery.

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4. Our team will decimate yours on the field tomorrow.

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5. The ray population exploded, and the scallop fisheries were decimated.

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