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Raredecimate
The correct spelling is decimate.
How to pronounce decimate
noun
IPA: /ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt/
Say it like: Des-ima-te
The correct spelling is decimate. A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
- 2.A tenth of something.
- 3.A set of ten items.
verb
- 1.To kill one-tenth of a group, (specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
- 2.To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
- 3.To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
- 4.To exact a tithe or other 10% tax
- 5.To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
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