decimate

Dictionary entries

• decimo, decimare, decimavi, decimatus:

  Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Lesser

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Military

  = choose by lot every tenth man (for punishment); make tithe offering (to a god);

  Entry →

  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.

  pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd