decimate (Meaning)
decimate (v)
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
kill in large numbers
decimate (v. t.)
To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.
To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
Synonyms & Antonyms of decimate
Synonyms:
- ravage
- tear down
- mar
- desolate
- pull down
- cream
- rub out
- overcome
- total
- damage
- dismantle
- waste
- cripple
- raze
- extinguish
- erode
- defeat
- pulverize
- crush
- kill
- injure
- annihilate
- vaporize
Antonyms:
- restore
- revamp
- restore
- revamp
- rear
- fabricate
- bring about
- make
- mold
- fabricate
- mold
- form
- constitute
- put up
- bring about
- manufacture
- make
- save
- conserve
- shape
- forge
- constitute
- preserve
- invent
- protect
- forge
- save
- mend
- recondition
- put up
- institute
- invent
- assemble
- organize
- found
- found
- establish
- recondition
- rear
- mend
- shape
- manufacture
- organize
- preserve
- establish
- frame
- frame
- form
- conserve
- protect
- assemble
- institute
Synonyms:
- sack
- trounce
- take down
- extirpate
- master
- remove
- best
- zap
- butcher
- wear (away)
- beat
- murder
- scour
- drub
- wrack
- dispatch
- trim
- fell
- havoc
- blast
- triumph (over)
- expunge
- lick
- overbear
- subdue
- wallop
- root (out)
- rout
- disassemble
- liquidate
- deteriorate
- unmake
- do in
- sweep (away)
- efface
- break
- nuke
- disintegrate
- mangle
- spoil
- overmatch
- trample
- win (against)
- slaughter
- disfigure
- exterminate
- harm
- cut down
- prevail (over)
- scotch
- despoil
- assassinate
- surmount
- vandalize
- wash out
- execute
- eradicate
- conquer
- stamp (out)
- gut
- impair
- vitiate
- plunder
- dissolve
- blot out
- wipe out
- dynamite
- pillage
- mutilate
- kill off
- loot
- obliterate
- whip
- undo
- thrash
- deface
- clobber
- massacre
- slay
- blow up
Antonyms:
decimate Sentence Examples
- The hurricane decimated the coastal town, leaving behind widespread destruction.
- The disease outbreak decimated the population of the village, claiming many lives.
- The economic recession decimated small businesses, leading to widespread closures.
- The invading army's artillery fire decimated the enemy's defenses.
- The wildfire decimated acres of forest, leaving charred landscapes in its wake.
- The invasive species decimated the local flora and fauna, disrupting the ecosystem.
- The drought decimated the crops, causing food shortages in the region.
- The plague decimated the medieval population, leading to a significant decline in civilization.
- The financial crisis decimated the stock market, wiping out investments.
- The civil war decimated families, leaving behind a legacy of loss and grief.
FAQs About the word decimate
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies, kill in large numbersTo take the tenth part of; to tithe., To select by lot and punish with death every
shatter, smash, wreck, devastate, ruin,destroy, demolish, ravage, tear down, mar
patch, create,build, erect, repair, build, create, produce, patch, fix
The hurricane decimated the coastal town, leaving behind widespread destruction.
The disease outbreak decimated the population of the village, claiming many lives.
The economic recession decimated small businesses, leading to widespread closures.
The invading army's artillery fire decimated the enemy's defenses.
