Greek Meaning of decimate

Αποδεκατίζω

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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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Αποδεκατίζω

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

ερείπια,σπάω,συντρίβω,ναυάγιο,κρέμα,ανάπηρος,μεζούρα,ζημιά,ήττα,έρημος

χτίζω,κατασκευή,Δημιουργήσετε,όρθιος,επισκευή,τσιρότο,Παραγωγή,ανυψώνω,Επισκευή,εγκαθίστατε

decimally => δεκαδικά, decimalize => δεκαδοποίηση, decimalization => δεκαδισμός, decimalism => Δεκαδικό σύστημα, decimalise => δεκατικοποιώ,