decimate

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Synonyms: decmate, delicate, deviate, dedicate, decorate, declinate, delirate, decimated, delibate, deitate, deciduate

Antonyms: decmate, delicate, deviate, dedicate, decorate, declinate, delirate, decimated, delibate, deitate, deciduate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} To kill [[one-tenth]] of (a group), {{lb|en|historical|specifically}} as a military punishment in the [[Roman]] army [[select]]ed by [[lot]], usually [[carry out|carried out]] by the [[surviving]] soldiers.
2. To [[destroy]] or [[remove]] one-tenth of (something).
3. {{lb|en|loosely}} To [[devastate]]: to [[reduce]] or destroy [[significantly]] but not [[completely]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[exact]] a [[tithe]] or other 10% [[tax]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} To [[tithe#Verb|tithe]]: to [[pay#Verb|pay]] a 10% [[tax#Noun|tax]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[divide]] into [[tenth]]s; to [[decimalize]].
7. {{lb|en|proscribed}} To reduce to one-tenth: to [[destroy]] or [[remove]] [[nine-tenths]] of (something).
8. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} To [[replace]] (a [[high-resolution]] [[model]]) with another of lower but [[acceptable]] [[quality]]. (Usually [[algorithmically]])

Noun

1. A [[tithe]] or [[other]] 10% [[tax]] or [[payment]].
2. A [[tenth]] of [[something]].
3. A [[set]] of [[ten]] [[item]]s.

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