DECIMATION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word decimation. (close relations)
Definition of DECIMATION
Best Alternative Words for DECIMATION
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| tithe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a levy of one tenth of something • an offering of a tenth part of some personal income verb • exact a tithe from • levy a tithe on (produce or a crop) • pay a tenth of one's income; pay one tenth of, especially to the church | ||||||||
| tithing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly: • To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly: • To compose the tenth part of something. • To grant, concede. noun • A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : • Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe-proctor). • A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior. • A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory. • Decimation: the killing of every tenth person or (less often) the killing of every person except each tenth. • A reward, grant, or concession. | ||||||||
