[{"word":"decimate","phonetic":"/ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈdɛ.sɪ.meɪt/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈdɛ.sə.meɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A tithe or other 10% tax or payment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A tenth of something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A set of ten items.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To destroy or remove one-tenth of anything.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To exact a tithe or other 10% tax","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To tithe: to pay a 10% tax.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To decimalize: to divide into tenths, hundredths etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of anything.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To replace a high-resolution model with another of lower but acceptable quality.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["decimalize","tithe","tithe","devastate","tithe"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decimate"]}]