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D / dĕcĭmo
verb transitive

dĕcĭmo

2nd PP dĕcĭmāre · 3rd PP dĕcĭmāvi · 4th PP dĕcĭmātum · conj. 1st
or , , decimus.
To select by lot every tenth man for punishment, to decimate absol •
To select by lot every tenth man for punishment, to decimate (postAug., although the practice itself occurs as early as 283 A. U. C.; v. Liv. 2, 59 fin.), Suet. Galb. 12: cohortes, id. Aug. 24: cohortium militem, Frontin. Strat. 4, 1, 37 al.— Absol., Suet. Calig. 48.—
To cause to pay tithes, to collect tithes from •
To cause to pay tithes, to collect tithes from a person. —Pass.: et Levi decimatus est, Vulg. Hebr. 7, 9.—
To select the tenth part as an offering, to pay tithes of; P. a., selected, excellent, choice •
To select the tenth part as an offering, to pay tithes of anything, Fest. p. 237, 25 Müll.; Vulg. Matth. 23, 23.—Hence, dĕcŭmātus, a, um, P. a., selected, excellent, choice: honestas, Symm. Ep. 3, 49 and 51.—Sup.: juvenis, id. ib. 8, 16.
Perseus ID: n12492 Key: decimo