Definitions For Decimate

verb

  • Kill in large numbers
  • Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
  • To destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.)
  • To severely damage or destroy a large part of (something)

Is Decimate a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Decimate is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Decimate in a Sentence

  • This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.
  • Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns.

Synonyms for Decimate

Antonyms for Decimate

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