decimate (35 synonym found)

Decimate has 35 synonyms. The top synonyms for decimate are slay en masse, shoot, lay waste, commit genocide, wipe out, ruinate, vandalize, gut and 27 more. Another word for decimate is slay en masse. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for decimate?

A common synonym for decimate is slay en masse. Other synonyms include shoot, lay waste, commit genocide, wipe out.

How many synonyms does decimate have?

Decimate has 35 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does decimate mean?

°To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group.

Definition of decimate:

°To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group.
"ca. 1650: Jeremy Taylor, (from vol. 1 of an 1835 edition of his works) - God sometimes decimates or tithes delinquent persons, and they died for a common crime, according as God hath cast their lot in the decrees of predestination."
°To reduce anything by one in ten, or ten percent.
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Definition of decimate:

°To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group.
"ca. 1650: Jeremy Taylor, (from vol. 1 of an 1835 edition of his works) - God sometimes decimates or tithes delinquent persons, and they died for a common crime, according as God hath cast their lot in the decrees of predestination."
°To reduce anything by one in ten, or ten percent.
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