transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-sə-ˌmāt ]
transitive verb
( -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 ˌde-sə-ˈmā-shən noun