'Decimating' definitions:
Definition of 'Decimating'
From: GCIDE
- Decimate \Dec"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal.]
- 1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Decimating'
- Decimal,
- Decimalization,
- Decimalize,
- Decimally,
- Decimate,
- Decimated,
- Decimation,
- Decimator,
- decimalism,
- Circulating decimal,
- Circulatory decimal,
- Decimal arithmetic,
- Decimal fraction,
- Decimal point,
- Recurring decimal,
- Repeating decimal,
- decimal candle,
- decimal digit,
- decimal notation,
- decimal system,
- decimal number system,
- decimal numeration system,
- decimal system of classification,
- dewey decimal classification,
- dewey decimal system