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The original meaning for the term decimate is to kill one man out of every ten.
This comes from ancient Roman times when mutinous squads were decimated. I.e. 1/10 of their soldiers were killed. The method in those times was to get the remaining 9 soldiers of every 10 to kill the chosen soldier.
Nowadays however, the meaning for decimate has changed to mean the destruction of the larger part of a group.
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What is ten centimeters?
a decimate
What is the antonym of decimate?
There is no single word which is the antonym of decimate. To decimate is to reduce by one tenth, or 10% If a Roman Emperor ordered a legion decimated, say, for losing a battle, then a legion of 300 men would have 30 men executed. Similarly, 1000 men would lose 100, and so on. The antonym of decimate would be the phrase; 'to increase by one tenth'
What was the original meaning of ground zero?
The center of a nuclear explosion.
Where did the word integer come from?
It comes from the Latin words 'in' = negative, and 'tangere' = to touch. The original meaning was 'untouched' which came to mean whole, entire.
What was the fraction of men executed to decimate the male population in early rome?
The word decimated held different meaning that that which is used today. 'Deci' means 'tenth', so, initially (as in Roman times) when a Legion was Decimated, one man in ten was executed. Today it can not only mean to "kill" but destroy, or harm, or reduce by any means. Additionally, it is commonly used today to mean much more than "one in ten," it can equally mean to reduce to a tenth of its former size.
Meaning of decimate?
To take the tenth part of; to tithe., To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny., To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
To destroy or take a tenth part of?
Only the second meaning is accurate: decimate
What is a good sentence for decimate?
If I decimate this meal, I'll only have eaten ten percent of it. The army is preparing to decimate the city.
When was Decimate Christendom created?
Decimate Christendom was created in 2004-03.
What part of speech is decimal decimate?
decimal is an adjective, decimate is a verb.
When was Decimate the Weak created?
Decimate the Weak was created on 2008-02-05.
How can you use the word decimate in a sentence?
You can not decimate all the people. King Decimated all the traitors.
What is ten centimeters?
a decimate
Which sentence uses decimate correctly?
My daughter is involved in a movement to decimate the local park by keeping its grounds clean.
Is dec a Latin root?
deci- is a prefix, meaning ten. e.g. decimate - reduce by a tenth; decibel - ten Bel (unit of sound)
What is a synonym for decimate?
Mass Murder
To destroy a large proportion of?
decimate
