Decimate :: Decimate (v. t.) To take the tenth part of; to tithe.
Decimate :: Decimate (v. t.) To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny..
Decimate :: Decimate (v. t.) To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease..
Decimation :: Decimation (n.) A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment..
Decimation :: Decimation (n.) The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war..