Czech Meaning of decimate

Desetkovat

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Definitions and Meaning of decimate in English

Wordnet

decimate (v)

kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

kill in large numbers

Webster

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.

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Desetkovat

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

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decimally => desetinně, decimalize => decimalizovat, decimalization => decimalizace, decimalism => Desítková soustava, decimalise => decimalizovat,