decimates
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary dec·i·mate v. Pronunciation: ' de-sə- ˌ māt Function: transitive verb Inflected Form:   -mat·ed ; -mat·ing Etymology: Latin decimatus, past participle of decimare, from decimus tenth, from decem ten Date: 1660 1 : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of 2 : to exact a tax of 10 percent from <poor as a decimated Cavalier ― John Dryden> 3 a : to reduce drastically especially in number <cholera decimated the population> b : to cause great destruction or harm to <firebombs decimated the city> <an industry decimated by recession> –dec·i·ma·tion \ ˌ de-sə- ' mā-shən\ noun ]]>