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decimate

British pronunciation/dˈɛsɪmˌe‍ɪt/
American pronunciation/ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt/
to decimate
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

kill in large numbers

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2

kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

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Examples
1The covid pandemic has decimated government coffers.
2But humans - once again! - pretty much decimated the available prey.
3- Decimate these toys.
4But 30 years of civil war decimated the abundant wildlife.
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