 decimate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies | |
| Related terms: | kill eliminate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] kill in large numbers | |
| Synonyms: | eradicate eliminate wipe_out annihilate carry_off extinguish | |
| Examples: | "the plague wiped out an entire population" |
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| Related terms: | kill annihilation annihilation decimation annihilator | |
| Similar spelling: |
decimeter decimation desquamate decimetre descent descant |
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