decimate meaning and definition

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DECIMATE verb

Definition of decimate (verb)

kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
kill in large numbers
- "the plague wiped out an entire population"
- synonyms: annihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out

Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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