decimated

Meanings

• Adjective or Past Tense of Verb

  reduced to a small number or to nothing; destroyed or damaged extensively

  - "The once prosperous village was decimated by the war."
  - "The company's profits were decimated by the economic downturn."

• Verb

  destroy a large part of (an army, fleet, etc.)

  - "The enemy forces were decimated by our superior tactics."
  - "The hurricane decimated the coastal towns."

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Synonyms

decimalize , tithe , tithe , devastate , tithe

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with decimated
frustrate , create , fate , mate , great

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Variants

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decimated , decimate , decimates , decimating , decimation , decimations

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Forms

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decimatedly, decimating, decimation

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Etymology

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From Latin decimare, meaning 'to take a tenth', from decem 'ten'. Originally, decimate referred to the ancient Roman practice of selecting every tenth man from a defeated army for execution.

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Trivia

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1. Decimation was a common practice during the Roman Republic, and the term decimation is derived from the Latin word decimare, meaning 'to take a tenth'.

2. The term decimated is often used metaphorically to describe any event or situation that causes a significant reduction in numbers or impact.

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Related Concepts

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1. devastate: Decimated is a synonym for devastate, meaning to cause extensive damage or destruction.

2. annihilate: Decimated is also a synonym for annihilate, meaning to completely destroy or eliminate.

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Culture

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Decimated has been used extensively in literature and art to depict the devastating impact of war and natural disasters. One famous example is H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds', where the Martian invasion decimates much of humanity.

How to Memorize "decimated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a battlefield with many soldiers lying on the ground. Visualize how a decimated army would look.

2. associate
   

   - Associate decimated with words like devastated, destroyed, and annihilated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word decimate comes from the Latin word for 'ten'.

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