decimate /desˈi-māt/

1. To take or destroy the tenth part of
2. To punish by killing every tenth man
3. (loosely) to reduce very heavily

decimāˈtion noun

decˈimātor noun

• preconstruction
• preconstructs
• preconsume
• preconsumed
• preconsumes
• preconsuming
• precontract
• precontracted
• precontracting
• precontracts
• precook
• precooked
• precooking
• precooks
• precool
• precooled
• precooling
• precools
• precopulatory
• precordial
• precritical
• precurrer
• precurrers
• precurse
• precurses