How to spell DECEMATED correctly?

If you find yourself misspelling "decemated", here are some correct alternatives to consider: "decimated" (meaning to destroy or kill a large portion), "decemvirate" (referring to a government consisting of ten individuals) or simply "decimal" (relating to the base-10 numeral system). Keep practicing and you'll master the correct spelling in no time!

• decimate
• Decimated The disease decimated the population of the small village.
• decimates The hurricane decimates the coastal town, leaving only a few buildings standing.

Putrefication

• nitrification
• petrifaction
• purification
• putrefaction
• putrification
• vitrification