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Decimate

Verb

Definitionen

1.VerbTo kill one-tenth of (a group), as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
2.VerbTo destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).
3.VerbTo devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
4.VerbTo exact a tithe or other 10% tax.
5.VerbTo tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
6.VerbTo divide into tenths; to decimalize.
7.VerbTo reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of (something).
8.VerbTo replace (a high-resolution model) with another of lower but acceptable quality. (Usually algorithmically)
9.NounA tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
10.NounA tenth of something.
11.NounA set of ten items.
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