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decimated

dec·i·mate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [des-uh-meyt]
    • /ˈdɛs əˌmeɪt/
    • /ˈdes.ɪ.meɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [des-uh-meyt]
    • /ˈdɛs əˌmeɪt/

Definitions of decimated word

  • verb with object decimated to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague. 1
  • verb with object decimated to select by lot and kill every tenth person of. 1
  • verb with object decimated Obsolete. to take a tenth of or from. 1
  • noun decimated Simple past tense and past participle of decimate. 1
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Origin of decimated

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin decimātus, past participle of decimāre “to punish every tenth man chosen by lot,” verbal derivative of decimus “tenth,” derivative of decem ten; see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Decimated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Decimated

decimated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for decimated

verb decimated

  • destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
  • devastated — If you are devastated by something, you are very shocked and upset by it.
  • annihilated — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
  • ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.

noun decimated

  • dilapidated — reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
All 9 Synonyms of decimated

Antonyms for decimated

verb decimated

  • bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
  • built — Built is the past tense and past participle of build.
  • created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
All 3 Antonyms of decimated

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