10 Letter Words for Decimation
decimation, medication
9 Letter Words for Decimation
comediant, diamicton, dianoetic, diatomine, emication, mediation, metaconid
8 Letter Words for Decimation
actinide, actinoid, actioned, ameiotic, amniotic, catenoid, codamine, coinmate, comedian, ctenidia, daemonic, daimiote, daimonic, demoniac, diacetin, diactine, diatomic, diatomin, diatonic, dictamen, dioecian, dominate, dominica, emiction, ideation, indicate, inodiate, intimado, iodinate, maconite, medianic, medicant, mication, midicoat, midocean, miniated, naticoid, nematoid, tamidine
7 Letter Words for Decimation
acetoin, acidite, aconite, adonite, amidine, amidone, aminoid, amniote, anomite, antoeci, caimito, candite, cantimo, centimo, cetonia, coadmit, codamin, codeina, comedia, comitia, comtian, conamed, condite, conidia, ctenoid, damenti, demonic, demotic, deontic, diactin, diamine, dianite, diceman, diction, dinetic, dinomic, dioecia, diomate, domaine, dominie, domitic, edition, emicant, entomic, identic, incited, inedita, macedon, mandioc, mantoid, mediant, meiotic, metonic, micated, miction, miniate, monacid, monadic, nematic, nicotia, nomadic, noticed, oceanid, odinite, ominate, otidine, tacnode, tecomin, tenioid, tineoid, tonemic
6 Letter Words for Decimation
acetin, acmite, acnode, acoine, actine, action, adient, aditio, adonic, aeonic, aidmen, aition, amiced, amidic, amidin, amidon, aminic, amitie, ancome, anemic, anetic, anodic, anomic, anomie, antdom, antido, atimon, atomic, atoned, atonic, cadent, camden, camino, camion, camote, candie, canoed, canted, caoine, catdom, cation, centai, cinema, citied, cnidae, coated, coatie, codeia, codman, coedit, coined, comade, comate, comdia, comida, comint, comite, condie, conima, conite, contam, cotman, ctenii, dacite, dacoit, daemon, daimen, daimio, daimon, damine, damnit, daoine, dation, deacon, decani, decant, decima, decoat, demain, detain, diamin, diatom, dietic, dimane, diotic, dition, ditone, docent, domain, doment, domina, domine, domini, domite, domnei, donate, emodin, enatic, endict, etamin, iceman, idaein, incide, incite, income, indice, indico, indict, indite, iniome, inmate, inmeat, intice, intima, intime, intoed, iodate, iodine, iodite, ionate, maiden, maidin, mained, maioid, manioc, manito, mantic, mantid, matico, meacon, meatic, mecati, median, medica, medico, medina, medino, micate, minced, mincio, minted, miotic, mnioid, moaned, moated, modena, modica, monact, monica, montia, nidate, nidiot, noetic, nomade, notice, octane, octine, ointed, omenta, oneida, otidia, taimen, tamein, tamine, tandem, teioid, tenaim, ticino, tienda, tineid, tomand
5 Letter Words for Decimation
acini, acned, acoin, acone, acted, actin, acton, adcon, adion, aditi, admen, admin, admit, aimed, ainoi, amend, ament, amice, amici, amide, amido, amine, amini, amino, amnic, amnio, anime, animi, animo, anode, anted, antic, atmid, atone, cadet, cadie, cameo, caned, canid, canoe, canto, ceint, centi, cento, cetin, cited, cnida, coaid, coate, coati, coden, comae, comdt, comet, comte, coned, conia, conta, contd, conte, cotan, coted, ctimo, daine, daint, damie, damon, dance, danic, danio, dante, decan, decon, deman, demic, demit, demon, demot, denat, denim, denom, deota, detin, diact, diane, dicot, dicta, dimin, dimit, dinic, diota, dioti, doina, domic, donat, donec, donet, ecoid, ectad, edict, enact, enami, encia, endia, eniac, entad, entia, entom, etiam, iceni, idant, ident, ideta, idiom, idion, idiot, idite, imcnt, imide, imido, imine, imino, inact, india, indic, indie, inoma, iodic, iodin, ionia, ionic, maced, macon, maiid, maine, maint, mande, mandi, maned, manei, manet, manic, manid, manie, manit, manoc, manto, mated, matie, matin, meant, mecon, media, medic, medii, medio, medoc, meint, menat, menta, mento, metad, metic, minae, mince, mined, minie, minot, modii, monad, monde, monic, monie, monte, moted, moten, named, naomi, necia, nicad, niota, nitid, noemi, nomad, nomia, nomic, noted, oaten, ocean, octad, octan, oidia, omani, omina, oncet, oncia, ontic, taino, tamed, tamin, tecon, teiid, teind, teman, temin, tenai, tendo, tenia, tenio, ticed, timed, timid, timon, tinca, tinea, tined, todea, toman, tomia, tomin, tondi, toned, tonic
4 Letter Words for Decimation
aced, acid, acme, acne, aden, adet, adit, admi, adon, aide, aine, aint, aion, amdt, amen, amic, amid, amie, amin, amit, amon, ance, anet, anim, ante, anti, ated, atmo, atoc, atom, cade, cadi, caid, cain, came, cami, camo, cand, cane, cant, caon, cate, cedi, cent, ceti, ciao, cide, cima, cine, cion, cite, cito, coat, coda, code, coed, coin, coit, coma, comd, come, cond, cone, coni, cont, cote, dace, dain, dame, damn, dane, dant, date, dato, dean, deco, deia, demi, demo, deni, dent, deti, detn, diam, dian, dice, dict, diem, diet, dime, dine, dino, dint, dioc, dita, dite, doat, doen, doit, dome, domn, dona, done, doni, dont, dote, eadi, ecad, ecod, econ, ecto, edam, edit, emda, emic, emit, enam, endo, ento, eoan, etic, etna, eton, icao, iced, icod, icon, idea, idem, ideo, idic, iman, imid, imit, inca, inde, inia, init, inta, inti, into, iode, iota, itai, item, itmo, mace, maco, made, mado, maed, maid, main, mand, mane, mani, mano, mant, maoi, mate, mdnt, mead, mean, meat, mein, meio, mend, meno, ment, meta, miae, mian, mica, mice, mico, mide, midi, midn, mien, mind, mine, mini, mino, mint, mite, moan, moat, moca, mode, modi, moed, moet, moid, moit, mona, mone, mont, mota, mote, nace, naid, naio, name, naoi, nato, neat, nema, nemo, neti, nice, nide, nidi, nied, nito, node, nodi, noma, nome, nota, note, octa, odea, odic, odin, oeci, oime, oint, oman, omen, omit, omni, onca, once, otic, tace, taco, tade, taed, taen, tain, tame, tane, tead, team, tean, teca, tend, tiao, tice, tide, tidi, tied, tien, time, tinc, tind, tine, toad, toda, tode, toea, toed, tome, tone
3 Letter Words for Decimation
ace, act, adc, ade, adm, ado, aid, aim, ain, ait, ame, ami, amt, anc, and, ane, ant, ate, atm, cad, cai, cam, can, cat, cen, ceo, cia, cid, cie, cit, cmd, cod, com, con, cot, cte, ctn, cto, dae, dam, dan, dao, dat, dca, dea, dec, dei, dem, den, det, dia, die, dim, din, dit, dna, doa, doc, doe, dom, don, dot, ead, eam, ean, eat, ecm, eco, ect, edo, emo, enc, end, eom, eon, eta, etc, iao, ice, ida, ide, ido, imi, imo, inc, ind, int, ion, ita, itd, mac, mad, mae, man, mao, mat, mea, med, mei, men, met, mia, mic, mid, min, mit, mna, moa, moc, mod, moe, moi, mon, mot, mtd, mtn, nad, nae, nam, nat, nco, nea, ned, nei, neo, net, nid, nie, nim, nit, noa, nod, nom, not, oad, oam, oat, oca, oct, oda, ode, oie, oii, ona, one, oni, ont, otc, tad, tai, tam, tan, tao, tea, tec, ted, tem, ten, tic, tid, tie, tim, tin, toa, toc, tod, toe, toi, tom, ton
Definitions for Decimation
[1] to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
[2] to select by lot and kill every tenth person of.
[3] Obsolete . to take a tenth of or from.
[4] to destroy or kill a large proportion of a plague decimated the population
[5] (esp in the ancient Roman army) to kill every tenth man of (a mutinous section)
Words related to Decimation
decimatemurder, slaughter, bloodbath, genocide, extermination, carnage, bloodshed, assassination, liquidation, eradication, elimination, extinction, demolition, destruction, bloodletting, butchery, annihilation, massacre, holocaust, devastation
Words nearby Decimation
decimatedecimal place, decimal point, decimal system, decimalize, decimals, decimate, decimeter, decimetre, decimus, decinormal, decipher
Origin of Decimation
e1590–1600; < Latin decimātus, past participle of decimāre “to punish every tenth man chosen by lot,” verbal derivative of decimus “tenth,” derivative of decem ten; see -ate1
Words that may be confused with Decimation
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, decimatedecimal, decimate, decimate, destroy, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Decimation
dec·i·ma·tion , noun
dec·i·ma·tor , noun
Word origin for Decimation
eC17: from Latin decimāre, from decimus tenth, from decem ten
Synonyms for Decimation
assassination, bloodbath, bloodshed, carnage, extermination, genocide, murder, slaughter, slaying, annihilation, butchery, internecion