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English verb: decimate

1. decimate (change) kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)kill


Verb groupannihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out

2. decimate (change) kill in large numbers


SamplesThe plague wiped out an entire population.


Synonymsannihilate, carry off, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)kill


Verb groupdecimate









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