DECIMATES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

kill in large numbers

Example: the plague wiped out an entire population

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

Synonyms

Extinguish, Carry off, Eradicate, Eliminate, Annihilate

➡️ Words that Start with DE

Destains Demandasaurus Designated Despatch Defy Decerebrating Descriptions Detachment Dedication Deaccession Dewberry Departs

Words that End with ES ⬅️

Clotures Cloudberries Cloudinesses Cloverleaves Cloves Clubhouses Clues Clumsinesses Clutches Coaches Coagulates Coalesces