DECIMATES

9 letters 14 Scrabble points

Definition of DECIMATES

noun

  1. A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.

  2. A tenth of something.

  3. A set of ten items.

verb

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

  2. To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.

  3. To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.

Related words: decimalize tithe tithe devastate tithe

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D E C I M A T E S
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

Anagrams of DECIMATES

Words that use the same letters:

MEDICATES