DECIMATE
/ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt/
13
Scrabble
15
WWF
D(2) E(1) C(3) I(1) M(3) A(1) T(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt/
noun
- A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.
- A tenth of something.
- A set of ten items.
verb
- 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.
- To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.
- To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
- To exact a tithe or other 10% tax
- To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: DECIMATE-D DECIMATE-S
