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(1):

(v. t.) To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.

(2):

(v. t.) To take the tenth part of; to tithe.

(3):

(v. t.) To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decimate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decimate.html. 1828.
 
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