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dec·i·mate
 decimate
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- pronunciation:
- de
s
meIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
decimates, decimating, decimated |
| definition 1: |
to destroy a large part or number of.
The barrage of arrows decimated the attacking army.- similar words:
- butcher, wither
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| definition 2: |
in former times, to put to death one tenth of (a conquered army or populace).
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| related words: |
annihilate, destroy, exterminate, massacre, slaughter, take |
adverb + (v.)decimate
but, completely, totally
(v.)decimate
+ noun
alien,
army,
asset,
bird,
bomb,
budget,
cattle,
colony,
cut,
decade,
disease,
drought,
epidemic,
farmer,
fire,
fish,
fleet,
forest,
guard,
habitat,
herd,
illness,
industry,
injury,
insect,
investment,
liberal,
loss,
pesticide,
population,
predator,
roster,
salmon,
species,
staff,
stock,
storm,
supply,
war,
wildlife
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| derivations: |
decimation (n.), decimator (n.) |
The word decimate
contains the following parts:
deca, dec, deci, deka
Greek
root
that means ten, tenth
  Example words:
decade, decagon, decagram, decahedron, decaliter, Decalogue, decameter, decapod, decasyllable, decathlon, December, decemvir, decennial, decibel, decigram, decile, deciliter, decillion, decimal, decimate, decimeter, decuple, dekagram, dekameter, duodecimal, duodecimo, duodenum
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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