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In natural English speech, "decimate" appears in contexts such as: "So, you think the United States is going to put ground troops in, Iran are going to resist, and then chaos is going to break out in the United decimate the Iranian military. Your plan right now is the Iranian Iranian military is hiding inside mountains.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈdɛsəmeɪt/

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So, you think the United States is going to put ground troops in, Iran are going to resist, and then chaos is going to break out in the United

decimate the Iranian military. Your plan right now is the Iranian Iranian military is hiding inside mountains.

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verb

To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.

“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.”

Synonyms:tithe

verb

To destroy or remove one-tenth of (something).

“...there will be eight hundred and ten laborers producing as nine hundred, while, to accomplish their purpose, they would have to produce as one thousand... Here, then, we have a society which is continually decimating itself...”

noun

A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.

noun

A tenth of something.

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