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

• waxiness
• waxinesses
• waxing
• waxings
• wax insect
• wax insects
• wax light
• wax lights
• wax lyrical
• wax moth
• wax moths
• wax myrtle
• wax myrtles
• wax painting
• wax palm
• wax palms
• wax paper
• wax papers
• wax plant
• wax plants
• wax pocket
• wax pockets
• wax-proofed
• wax-red
• wax tablet