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Decimate   /dˈɛsəmˌeɪt/   Listen
Decimate

verb
(past & past part. decimated; pres. part. decimating)
1.
Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies.
2.
Kill in large numbers.  Synonyms: annihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out.





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