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decimate

How many syllables in decimate?

  3 syllables

Divide decimate into syllables:   dec-i-mate
Stressed syllable in decimate:   dec-i-mate
How to pronounce decimate:   des-uh-meyt
How to say decimate:

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Synonyms for decimate


2 syllables
  • cut down
  • lay waste
  • ruin
  • destroy
  • reduce
  • slaughter
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • cut a swathe through
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What rhymes with decimate

3 syllables
4 syllables
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